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About Bankta Village

Bankta is a mid sized village in Campierganj tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,354, made up of 731 males and 623 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 852 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bankta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankta village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Campierganj
Pincode 273155
Area (hectares) 129 hectares
Population 1,354
Male Population 731
Female Population 623
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 852
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bankta compares

By the 2011 count Bankta is the 86th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents. Its 129 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Bankta

The census records public bus service for Bankta as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bankta from other places

Bankta lies about 14 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Sahjanwa, about 2.2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Bankta
Nearest railway station Sahjanwa 2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Campierganj 14 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 14 km

Villages closest to Bankta

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Campierganj tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Bankta

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankta village had a population of 1,354. That makes it the 86th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents.

Bankta village has 731 males and 623 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankta has about 852 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Bankta is 273155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bankta covers 129 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bankta falls under Campierganj tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bankta is Sahjanwa, about 2.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bankta.

Bankta is about 14 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bankta is in Campierganj tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Sahjanwa is about 2.2 km away. Campierganj is about 14 km away. Gorakhpur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belama (3.9 km), Gaura (5.1 km) and Tikaria (5.2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bankta today is likely to be higher.

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