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

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Village · Simri, Buxar 

# Bankat

Bankat is a village in Simri sub-district of Buxar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **52 people in 8 households**, the 93rd largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.3%.

- 52people (2011)
- 8households
- 68.8%literacy
- 1,080females per 1,000 males

## Bankat PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatPadri
- Community development blockSimri
- Census village code247803

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?

- Simri (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Buxar (district HQ)28 km by road
- Dumraon (nearest town)13 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Daunpura
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Balihar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dumri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buxar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 7% of the 90 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 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, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bankat · ■ Simri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**13%

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

**21%

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

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**76%

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

**8%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****0%**

**62%

Television ****0%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**10%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****62%**

**16%

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 · ■ Simri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.8%**

**68.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1080**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****3000**

**921

Working population ****23.1%**

**31.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.8% for men and 66.7% for women. 48% of men and 0% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Marginal 12 (100%)

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 Simri

- Pitambarpur110 people
- Salempur90 people
- Kanspatti88 people
- Kharagpur67 people
- Misrauliya46 people

[All 156 villages in Simri](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/simri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bankat from Buxar?28 km by road
- What is the population of Bankat?52 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bankat in?Buxar district (Simri sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bankat?68.8% (Census 2011)