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About Bankola Village

Bankola is a small village in Devprayag tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 39, made up of 20 males and 19 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 12.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249161, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bankola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankola village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Devprayag
Pincode 249161
Area (hectares) 12.86 hectares
Population 39
Male Population 20
Female Population 19
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bankola compares

By the 2011 count Bankola is the 300th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 246 residents. Its 12.86 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1228.

Getting to Bankola

Bankola is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bankola as Available within 10+ 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 Bankola from other places

Bankola lies about 31 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Yog Nagari Rishikesh, about 10 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 Bankola
Nearest railway station Yog Nagari Rishikesh 10 km
Nearest town Rishīkesh 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Devprayag 31 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 31 km

Villages closest to Bankola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankola village had a population of 39. That makes it the 300th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 246 residents.

Bankola village has 20 males and 19 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankola has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1228.

The pincode recorded for Bankola is 249161. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bankola covers 12.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bankola falls under Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bankola is Yog Nagari Rishikesh, about 10 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bankola.

Bankola is about 31 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bankola is in Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Yog Nagari Rishikesh is about 10 km away. Rishīkesh is about 11 km away. Devprayag is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhitwali (3.6 km), Madi (3.7 km) and Soni (4.7 km).

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

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