# Bankat Village, Dumraon, Buxar (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Dumraon, Buxar 

# Bankat

Bankat is a village in Dumraon sub-district of Buxar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **711 people in 122 households**, the 48th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%.

- 711people (2011)
- 122households
- 42.5%literacy
- 981females per 1,000 males

## Bankat PIN code and other codes

Bankat falls in Dumraon sub-district, Buxar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChilhari
- Community development blockDumraon
- Census village code248126

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Bankat from nearby towns?

- Dumraon (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Buxar (district HQ)21 km by road
- Dumraon (nearest town)21 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Bankat?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Bankat; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Katkinar
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Hakimpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumraon
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bankat known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 96% of the 100 hectares of village land is sown, and 72 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Bankat

Of every 100 households in Bankat in 2011, 66 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bankat · ■ Dumraon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**68%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**91%

Use banking services ****24%**

**57%

Television ****2%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****25%**

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Bankat?

■ Bankat · ■ Dumraon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.5%**

**67.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1013**

**949

Working population ****30.1%**

**33.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.1% for men and 32.6% for women. 50% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 5 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (5%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 159 (74%) · **■** Marginal 37 (17%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Dumraon

- Hathelipur880 people
- Kumbhi828 people
- Basgitiya791 people
- Bairia724 people
- Dheka693 people
- Hata587 people
- Mungasi562 people
- Misraulia557 people

[All 93 villages in Dumraon](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/dumraon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bankat from Buxar?21 km by road
- What is the population of Bankat?711 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bankat in?Buxar district (Dumraon sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bankat?42.5% (Census 2011)