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About Bankata Village

Bankata is a mid sized village in Indpur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 904, made up of 478 males and 426 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 222.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722121, 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 Indpur
Pincode 722121
Area (hectares) 222.87 hectares
Population 904
Male Population 478
Female Population 426
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bankata compares

By the 2011 count Bankata is the 68th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 798 residents. Its 222.87 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

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 village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bajora, Balarampur, Bamni and Bandeuli. 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 904. That makes it the 68th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 798 residents.

Bankata village has 478 males and 426 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankata has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Bankata is 722121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bankata covers 222.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Bankata notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bankata.

Bankata is in Indpur 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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