# Bankat Village, Amas, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Amas, Gaya 

# Bankat

Bankat is a village in Amas sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,655 people in 299 households**, the 22nd largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%.

- 1,655people (2011)
- 299households
- 53.3%literacy
- 1,013females per 1,000 males

## Bankat PIN code and other codes

Bankat falls in Amas sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKaramdih
- Community development blockAmas
- Census village code255777

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?

- Amas (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)40 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)6 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?

4 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sherghati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 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 54% of the 132 hectares of village land is sown, and 39 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, 3 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bankat · ■ Amas rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****51%**

**75%

Tap water ****71%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**90%

Use banking services ****25%**

**49%

Television ****3%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****19%**

**27%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 · ■ Amas rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.3%**

**64.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1013**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1118**

**971

Working population ****33.7%**

**38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.3% for men and 47.2% for women. 45% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 17 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 78 (14%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 86 (15%) · **■** Marginal 373 (67%)

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 Amas

- Baliyari1,735 people
- Hardaspur1,729 people
- Kurmain1,724 people
- Khaira Pokhar1,675 people
- Mugrain1,654 people
- Simri1,638 people
- Supai1,638 people
- Budhaul1,510 people

[All 102 villages in Amas](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/amas/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bankat from Gaya?40 km by road
- What is the population of Bankat?1,655 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bankat in?Gaya district (Amas sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bankat?53.3% (Census 2011)