Village · Jagdishpur, Bhojpur # Bankat Bankat is a village in Jagdishpur sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar, PIN code 802203. The 2011 Census counted 1,018 people in 117 households, the 60th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%. - 1,018 people (2011) - 117 households - 68.1% literacy - 802203 PIN code ## Bankat PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Bankat is 802203. Bankat falls in Jagdishpur sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar. - PIN code 802203 - Gram panchayat Harigaon - Community development block Jagdishpur - Census village code 247213 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bankat from nearby towns? - Jagdishpur (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road - Arrah (district HQ) 20 km by road - Jagdishpur (nearest town) 20 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Bankat? 3 services counted by the Census are inside Bankat; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Harigaon - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Arrah - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Buxar - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Bankat known for? The main crops are paddy. About 94% of the 50 hectares of village land is sown, and 47 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Bankat Of every 100 households in Bankat in 2011, 1 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Bankat · ■ Jagdishpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 1% 5% - Toilet within the home 1% 15% - No toilet (open defecation) 99% 83% - Tap water 1% 2% - Drinking water within premises 38% 73% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 92% - Use banking services 34% 63% - Television 7% 12% - Mobile phone 85% 61% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 2% 8% - Car / jeep / van 2% 1% - None of these assets 7% 23% - Own their home 99% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Bankat? ■ Bankat · ■ Jagdishpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 68.1% 67.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 889 910 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 979 908 - Working population 57.9% 34.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.7% for men and 49.1% for women. 58% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 33 (6%) · ■ Farm labourers 324 (55%) · ■ Household industry 54 (9%) · ■ Other work 29 (5%) · ■ Marginal 149 (25%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Jagdishpur - Gurez 1,189 people - Sundara 1,049 people - Manjhupur 1,040 people - Bairahi 1,023 people - Pipra 1,012 people - Neur Pokhar 999 people - Ujiyarpur 971 people - Gangadhar Dehri 885 people All 91 villages in Jagdishpur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bankat? 802203 - How far is Bankat from Arrah? 20 km by road - What is the population of Bankat? 1,018 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bankat in? Bhojpur district (Jagdishpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Bankat? 68.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/jagdishpur/bankat/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.