About Bankhatipur Village

Bankhatipur is a small village in Sainthia tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 214, made up of 106 males and 108 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bankhatipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankhatipur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Sainthia
Pincode	731121
Area (hectares)	72.84 hectares
Population	214
Male Population	106
Female Population	108
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,019
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bankhatipur compares

By the 2011 count Bankhatipur is the 192nd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 862 residents. Its 72.84 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Bankhatipur

Bankhatipur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bankhatipur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bankhatipur from other places

Bankhatipur lies about 20 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Mallarpur, about 3.5 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 Bankhatipur
Nearest railway station	Mallarpur	3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sainthia	12 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	20 km

Villages closest to Bankhatipur

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

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Common questions about Bankhatipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankhatipur village had a population of 214. That makes it the 192nd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 862 residents.

Bankhatipur village has 106 males and 108 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankhatipur has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Bankhatipur is 731121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bankhatipur covers 72.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bankhatipur falls under Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bankhatipur is Mallarpur, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 - 10 km distance for Bankhatipur.

Bankhatipur is about 20 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bankhatipur is in Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district. Mallarpur is about 3.5 km away. Sainthia is about 12 km away. Birbhum is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.