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About Bankui Village

Bankui is a small village in Ketugram I tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 318, made up of 169 males and 149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bankui Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankui village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Ketugram I
Pincode 713143
Area (hectares) 59.13 hectares
Population 318
Male Population 169
Female Population 149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bankui compares

By the 2011 count Bankui is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,668 residents. Its 59.13 hectares work out to about 5.4 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 948.

Getting to Bankui

Bankui is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bankui as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Ankhona, Argun, Bahara and Bakalsa. 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 Bankui

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankui village had a population of 318. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,668 residents.

Bankui village has 169 males and 149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankui has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Bankui is 713143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bankui covers 59.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bankui falls under Ketugram I tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bankui notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Bankui.

Bankui is in Ketugram I tehsil of Barddhaman 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 Bankui today is likely to be higher.

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