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About Bankati Village

Bankati is a small village in Sankrail tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 145, made up of 57 males and 88 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,544 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721135, 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 Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Sankrail
Pincode 721135
Area (hectares) 51.33 hectares
Population 145
Male Population 57
Female Population 88
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,544
Bus Service (public) Available within 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 207th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 466 residents. Its 51.33 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

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 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 72 km from Paschim Medinipur. 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
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Sankrail 28 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 72 km

Villages closest to Bankati

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sankrail 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 145. That makes it the 207th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 466 residents.

Bankati village has 57 males and 88 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankati has about 1544 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Bankati is 721135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bankati covers 51.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bankati falls under Sankrail tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bankati.

Bankati is about 72 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bankati is in Sankrail tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Diamond Harbour is about 14 km away. Sankrail is about 28 km away. Paschim Medinipur is about 72 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagdona (under 2 km), Barada (2.9 km) and Narada (2.9 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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