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About Bankat Village

Bankat is a small village in Laharpur tehsil, in the district of Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 394, made up of 215 males and 179 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 833 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 261135, 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 Sitapur
Tehsil Laharpur
Pincode 261135
Area (hectares) 47 hectares
Population 394
Male Population 215
Female Population 179
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 833
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 Bankat compares

By the 2011 count Bankat is the 298th largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,096 residents. Its 47 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Bankat

Bankat is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bankat 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 Bankat from other places

Bankat lies about 28 km from Sitapur, and the nearest railway station is Parsendi, about 16 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
Tehsil headquarters Laharpur under 2 km
Nearest town Lāharpur under 2 km
Nearest railway station Parsendi 16 km
District headquarters Sitapur 28 km

Villages closest to Bankat

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Laharpur 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 394. That makes it the 298th largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,096 residents.

Bankat village has 215 males and 179 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankat has about 833 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Bankat is 261135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bankat covers 47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bankat falls under Laharpur tehsil of Sitapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bankat is Parsendi, about 16 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 Bankat.

Bankat is about 28 km from Sitapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bankat is in Laharpur tehsil of Sitapur district. Laharpur is about under 2 km away. Lāharpur is about under 2 km away. Parsendi is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pahladpur (under 2 km), Hatiya Haveli (under 2 km) and Javeli (under 2 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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