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About Bankati Village

Bankati is a small village in Bhinga tehsil, in the district of Shrawasti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 303, made up of 157 males and 146 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 464.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271840, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bankati Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankati village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Shrawasti
Tehsil Bhinga
Pincode 271840
Area (hectares) 464.33 hectares
Population 303
Male Population 157
Female Population 146
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bankati compares

By the 2011 count Bankati is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,333 residents. Its 464.33 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 873.

Getting to Bankati

Bankati is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bankati as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Bankati from other places

Bankati lies about 20 km from Shrawasti, and the nearest railway station is Risia, about 12 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 Bankati
Nearest railway station Risia 12 km
Nearest town Bahraigh 20 km
District headquarters Shrawasti 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhinga 21 km

Villages closest to Bankati

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankati village had a population of 303. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,333 residents.

Bankati village has 157 males and 146 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankati has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 873.

The pincode recorded for Bankati is 271840. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bankati covers 464.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bankati falls under Bhinga tehsil of Shrawasti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bankati is Risia, about 12 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bankati.

Bankati is about 20 km from Shrawasti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bankati is in Bhinga tehsil of Shrawasti district. Risia is about 12 km away. Bahraigh is about 20 km away. Shrawasti is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gauspur (under 2 km), Gopala Saraya (1.6 km) and Indawa (1.9 km).

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

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