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About Bankat Village

Bankat is a small village in Lalganj tehsil, in the district of Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 392, made up of 214 males and 178 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 832 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bankat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankat village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mirzapur
Tehsil Lalganj
Pincode 231211
Area (hectares) 56.66 hectares
Population 392
Male Population 214
Female Population 178
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 832
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bankat compares

By the 2011 count Bankat is the 259th largest of the 368 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 951 residents. Its 56.66 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Bankat

Bankat is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bankat as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 133 km from Mirzapur, and the nearest railway station is Amethi, about 2.8 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
Nearest railway station Amethi 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Lalganj 24 km
Nearest town Lālganj 24 km
District headquarters Mirzapur 133 km

Villages closest to Bankat

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lalganj 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 392. That makes it the 259th largest of the 368 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 951 residents.

Bankat village has 214 males and 178 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankat has about 832 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Bankat is 231211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bankat covers 56.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bankat falls under Lalganj tehsil of Mirzapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bankat is Amethi, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Bankat is about 133 km from Mirzapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bankat is in Lalganj tehsil of Mirzapur district. Amethi is about 2.8 km away. Lalganj is about 24 km away. Lālganj is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghurama (5.3 km), Kamapur Kalan (5.6 km) and Pandeypur (5.8 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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