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About Chak Bankat Village

Chak Bankat is a small village in Pindra tehsil, in the district of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 145, made up of 69 males and 76 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,101 females per 1000 males. The village covers 9.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 221201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Bankat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Bankat village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Varanasi
Tehsil Pindra
Pincode 221201
Area (hectares) 9.15 hectares
Population 145
Male Population 69
Female Population 76
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,101
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chak Bankat compares

By the 2011 count Chak Bankat is the 358th largest of the 401 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents. Its 9.15 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Chak Bankat

Chak Bankat is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chak Bankat as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chak Bankat from other places

Chak Bankat lies about 71 km from Varanasi, and the nearest railway station is Atraura Halt, about 3.8 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 Chak Bankat
Tehsil headquarters Pindra 3.8 km
Nearest railway station Atraura Halt 3.8 km
Nearest town Gyānpur 17 km
District headquarters Varanasi 71 km

Villages closest to Chak Bankat

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pindra 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 Chak Bankat

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Bankat village had a population of 145. That makes it the 358th largest of the 401 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents.

Chak Bankat village has 69 males and 76 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Bankat has about 1101 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Chak Bankat is 221201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak Bankat covers 9.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chak Bankat falls under Pindra tehsil of Varanasi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chak Bankat is Atraura Halt, about 3.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chak Bankat.

Chak Bankat is about 71 km from Varanasi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chak Bankat is in Pindra tehsil of Varanasi district. Pindra is about 3.8 km away. Atraura Halt is about 3.8 km away. Gyānpur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Phulwariya (under 2 km), Majhawa (under 2 km) and Majhgawan Kala (under 2 km).

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

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