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About Bankegan Village

Bankegan is one of the larger villages in Kadipur tehsil, in the district of Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,223, made up of 3,637 males and 3,586 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 733.65 hectares hectares.

Bankegan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankegan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sultanpur
Tehsil Kadipur
Area (hectares) 733.65 hectares
Population 7,223
Male Population 3,637
Female Population 3,586
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bankegan compares

By the 2011 count Bankegan is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,438 residents. Its 733.65 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Bankegan

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

Bankegan lies about 35 km from Sultanpur, and the nearest railway station is Mahrani Pachhim, about 15 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 Bankegan
Tehsil headquarters Kadipur 4.1 km
Nearest railway station Mahrani Pachhim 15 km
Nearest town Shāhganj 30 km
District headquarters Sultanpur 35 km

Villages closest to Bankegan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankegan village had a population of 7,223. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,438 residents.

Bankegan village has 3,637 males and 3,586 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankegan has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Bankegan covers 733.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bankegan falls under Kadipur tehsil of Sultanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bankegan is Mahrani Pachhim, about 15 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bankegan.

Bankegan is about 35 km from Sultanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bankegan is in Kadipur tehsil of Sultanpur district. Kadipur is about 4.1 km away. Mahrani Pachhim is about 15 km away. Shāhganj is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hamjapur Pathan (1.9 km), Gauraytikari (2.0 km) and Pandela (2.1 km).

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

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