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About Bankata Village

Bankata is a small village in Manbazar I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 445, made up of 227 males and 218 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.4 hectares hectares.

Bankata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankata village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Manbazar I
Area (hectares) 39.4 hectares
Population 445
Male Population 227
Female Population 218
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bankata compares

By the 2011 count Bankata is the 114th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 665 residents. Its 39.4 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Bankata

Bankata is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bankata as Available within <5 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 Baludihi, Bamandiha, Bamni and Bandar Beriya. 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 Bankata

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankata village had a population of 445. That makes it the 114th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 665 residents.

Bankata village has 227 males and 218 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankata has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 976.

Bankata covers 39.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bankata falls under Manbazar I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bankata notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bankata.

Bankata is in Manbazar I tehsil of Puruliya 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 Bankata today is likely to be higher.

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