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About Bankata Village

Bankata is a mid sized village in Pharenda tehsil, in the district of Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 845, made up of 468 males and 377 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 806 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.84 hectares hectares.

Bankata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankata village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mahrajganj
Tehsil Pharenda
Area (hectares) 73.84 hectares
Population 845
Male Population 468
Female Population 377
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 806
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bankata compares

By the 2011 count Bankata is the 166th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,124 residents. Its 73.84 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Bankata

Bankata is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bankata as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bankata from other places

Bankata lies about 34 km from Mahrajganj, and the nearest railway station is Lokvidyapith Nagar, about 3.1 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 Bankata
Nearest railway station Lokvidyapith Nagar 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Pharenda 3.7 km
Nearest town Mehndāwal 25 km
District headquarters Mahrajganj 34 km

Villages closest to Bankata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankata village had a population of 845. That makes it the 166th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,124 residents.

Bankata village has 468 males and 377 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankata has about 806 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

Bankata covers 73.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bankata falls under Pharenda tehsil of Mahrajganj district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bankata is Lokvidyapith Nagar, about 3.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bankata.

Bankata is about 34 km from Mahrajganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bankata is in Pharenda tehsil of Mahrajganj district. Lokvidyapith Nagar is about 3.1 km away. Pharenda is about 3.7 km away. Mehndāwal is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bankati (under 2 km), Parsa Mahanth (under 2 km) and Barahara Devi Charan (1.9 km).

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

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