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About Bankati Village

Bankati is a small village in Khoyrasol tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 32, made up of 15 males and 17 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,133 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731133, 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 Birbhum
Tehsil Khoyrasol
Pincode 731133
Area (hectares) 60.7 hectares
Population 32
Male Population 15
Female Population 17
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,133
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bankati compares

By the 2011 count Bankati is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents. Its 60.7 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

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 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bankati from other places

Bankati lies about 71 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Bhimgara Junction, about 3.8 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 Bankati
Tehsil headquarters Khoyrasol 2.3 km
Nearest railway station Bhimgara Junction 3.8 km
Nearest town Dubrājpur 10 km
District headquarters Birbhum 71 km

Villages closest to Bankati

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankati village had a population of 32. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents.

Bankati village has 15 males and 17 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankati has about 1133 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Bankati is 731133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bankati covers 60.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bankati falls under Khoyrasol tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bankati is Bhimgara Junction, about 3.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Bankati.

Bankati is about 71 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bankati is in Khoyrasol tehsil of Birbhum district. Khoyrasol is about 2.3 km away. Bhimgara Junction is about 3.8 km away. Dubrājpur is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamrand (under 2 km), Pansuri (under 2 km) and Matiala (1.8 km).

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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