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About Bankata Village

Bankata is a small village in Bankura II tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 299, made up of 149 males and 150 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bankata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankata village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Bankura II
Pincode 722155
Area (hectares) 56.44 hectares
Population 299
Male Population 149
Female Population 150
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
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 Bankata compares

By the 2011 count Bankata is the 104th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 976 residents. Its 56.44 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Bankata

Bankata is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bankata 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. The nearest villages by name are Bagrakonda, Bahadurpur, Baikunthapur and Balarampur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Bankata

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankata village had a population of 299. That makes it the 104th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 976 residents.

Bankata village has 149 males and 150 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankata has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Bankata is 722155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bankata covers 56.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bankata falls under Bankura II tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bankata notes the nearest railway station 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 Bankata.

Bankata is in Bankura II tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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