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About Bankat Village

Bankat is a mid sized village in Machhlishahr tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,746, made up of 850 males and 896 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,054 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159.69 hectares hectares.

Bankat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankat village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Machhlishahr
Area (hectares) 159.69 hectares
Population 1,746
Male Population 850
Female Population 896
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,054
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bankat compares

By the 2011 count Bankat is the 142nd largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents. Its 159.69 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1061.

Getting to Bankat

Bankat is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bankat as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bankat from other places

Bankat lies about 30 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Janghai Junction, about 14 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 Bankat
Tehsil headquarters Machhlishahr 6.7 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 6.7 km
Nearest railway station Janghai Junction 14 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 30 km

Villages closest to Bankat

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Machhlishahr 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 Bankat

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankat village had a population of 1,746. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents.

Bankat village has 850 males and 896 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankat has about 1054 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1061.

Bankat covers 159.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bankat falls under Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bankat is Janghai Junction, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Bankat is about 30 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bankat is in Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district. Machhlishahr is about 6.7 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 6.7 km away. Janghai Junction 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 Vankat (under 2 km), Belasin (under 2 km) and Dabhiya (under 2 km).

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

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