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About Bankati Village

Bankati is a small village in Khatra tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 402, made up of 216 males and 186 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bankati Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankati village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Khatra
Pincode 722140
Area (hectares) 168.64 hectares
Population 402
Male Population 216
Female Population 186
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 861
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bankati compares

By the 2011 count Bankati is the 102nd largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 722 residents. Its 168.64 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 958.

Getting to Bankati

Bankati is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bankati as Available within 5 - 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. The nearest villages by name are Baidyanathpur, Balarampur, Ban Bedia and Ban Pukhuria. 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 Bankati

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankati village had a population of 402. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 722 residents.

Bankati village has 216 males and 186 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankati has about 861 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Bankati is 722140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bankati covers 168.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bankati falls under Khatra tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bankati notes the nearest railway station 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 km distance for Bankati.

Bankati is in Khatra 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 Bankati today is likely to be higher.

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