# Pankara Village, Dumaria, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dumaria, Gaya 

# Pankara

Pankara is a village in Dumaria sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,388 people in 406 households**, the 13th largest of 111 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.8%.

- 2,388people (2011)
- 406households
- 48.4%literacy
- 940females per 1,000 males

## Pankara PIN code and other codes

Pankara falls in Dumaria sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPankara
- Community development blockDumaria
- Census village code256207

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

## How far is Pankara from nearby towns?

- Dumaria (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)100 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)46 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 Pankara?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Pankara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●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 hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Pankara known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 44% of the 241 hectares of village land is sown, and 65 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 Pankara

Of every 100 households in Pankara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pankara · ■ Dumaria rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**87%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**28%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****24%**

**34%

Television ****0%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****56%**

**35%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Pankara?

■ Pankara · ■ Dumaria rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.4%**

**55.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****904**

**954

Working population ****33.0%**

**38.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.3% for men and 40.1% for women. 42% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 76 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 269 (34%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 57 (7%) · **■** Marginal 378 (48%)

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 Dumaria

- Chonha2,698 people
- Nanai2,687 people
- Bhokaha2,473 people
- Narayanpur2,401 people
- Maigara2,318 people
- Bhadwar2,200 people
- Pachmah2,187 people
- Bijhua2,177 people

[All 124 villages in Dumaria](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/dumaria/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pankara from Gaya?100 km by road
- What is the population of Pankara?2,388 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pankara in?Gaya district (Dumaria sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pankara?48.4% (Census 2011)