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About Vankat Village

Vankat is a large village in Machhlishahr tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,430, made up of 1,164 males and 1,266 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,088 females per 1000 males. The village covers 197.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vankat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vankat village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Machhlishahr
Pincode 222165
Area (hectares) 197.51 hectares
Population 2,430
Male Population 1,164
Female Population 1,266
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,088
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Vankat compares

By the 2011 count Vankat is the 69th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents. Its 197.51 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1061.

Getting to Vankat

The census records public bus service for Vankat as Available within 10+ 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vankat from other places

Vankat 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 Vankat
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 Vankat

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 Vankat

As per the Census of India 2011, Vankat village had a population of 2,430. That makes it the 69th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents.

Vankat village has 1,164 males and 1,266 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vankat has about 1088 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1061.

The pincode recorded for Vankat is 222165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vankat covers 197.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Vankat is Janghai Junction, about 14 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Vankat.

Vankat 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.

Vankat 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 Bankat (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 Vankat today is likely to be higher.

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