# Harankel Village, Banke Bazar, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Banke Bazar, Gaya 

# Harankel

Harankel is a village in Banke Bazar sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,180 people in 183 households**, the 46th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.9%.

- 1,180people (2011)
- 183households
- 48.9%literacy
- 960females per 1,000 males

## Harankel PIN code and other codes

Harankel falls in Banke Bazar sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPananiyan
- Community development blockBanke Bazar
- Census village code255903

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

## How far is Harankel from nearby towns?

- Banke Bazar (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)65 km by road
- Sherghati (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 Harankel?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sherghati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Harankel known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 91% of the 111 hectares of village land is sown, and 101 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 Harankel

Of every 100 households in Harankel in 2011, 0 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Harankel · ■ Banke Bazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**45%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****36%**

**40%

Television ****1%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****43%**

**37%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Harankel?

■ Harankel · ■ Banke Bazar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.9%**

**60.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1048**

**985

Working population ****24.2%**

**35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.4% for men and 36.7% for women. 42% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 26 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 141 (49%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 48 (17%) · **■** Marginal 69 (24%)

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 Banke Bazar

- Anjan1,235 people
- Jamuara Khurd1,225 people
- Koiri Bigha1,218 people
- Lemuia1,203 people
- Balaset1,171 people
- Khajuriya1,145 people
- Bishunpur1,129 people
- Tarwan1,128 people

[All 99 villages in Banke Bazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/banke-bazar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Harankel from Gaya?65 km by road
- What is the population of Harankel?1,180 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harankel in?Gaya district (Banke Bazar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Harankel?48.9% (Census 2011)