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About Bankatwa Kalan Village

Bankatwa Kalan is a large village in Bhinga tehsil, in the district of Shrawasti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,002, made up of 1,097 males and 905 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 825 females per 1000 males. The village covers 208.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271831, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bankatwa Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankatwa Kalan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Shrawasti
Tehsil Bhinga
Pincode 271831
Area (hectares) 208.77 hectares
Population 2,002
Male Population 1,097
Female Population 905
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 825
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bankatwa Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Bankatwa Kalan is the 135th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,333 residents. Its 208.77 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 873.

Getting to Bankatwa Kalan

Bankatwa Kalan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bankatwa Kalan 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bankatwa Kalan from other places

Bankatwa Kalan lies about 18 km from Shrawasti, and the nearest railway station is Kauwapur, about 41 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 Bankatwa Kalan
Tehsil headquarters Bhinga 12 km
District headquarters Shrawasti 18 km
Nearest railway station Kauwapur 41 km

Villages closest to Bankatwa Kalan

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 Bankatwa Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankatwa Kalan village had a population of 2,002. That makes it the 135th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,333 residents.

Bankatwa Kalan village has 1,097 males and 905 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankatwa Kalan has about 825 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 873.

The pincode recorded for Bankatwa Kalan is 271831. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bankatwa Kalan covers 208.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bankatwa Kalan falls under Bhinga tehsil of Shrawasti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bankatwa Kalan is Kauwapur, about 41 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 <5 km distance for Bankatwa Kalan.

Bankatwa Kalan is about 18 km from Shrawasti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bankatwa Kalan is in Bhinga tehsil of Shrawasti district. Bhinga is about 12 km away. Shrawasti is about 18 km away. Kauwapur is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ganeshpur Bhagar (under 2 km), Chailahi (under 2 km) and Sachauli (1.6 km).

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

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