# Bankati Village, Baikunthpur, Gopalganj (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Baikunthpur, Gopalganj 

# Bankati

Bankati is a village in Baikunthpur sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,254 people in 846 households**, the 12th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.0%.

- 5,254people (2011)
- 846households
- 70.4%literacy
- 960females per 1,000 males

## Bankati PIN code and other codes

Bankati falls in Baikunthpur sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKhaira Azam
- Community development blockBaikunthpur
- Census village code231234

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

## How far is Bankati from nearby towns?

- Baikunthpur (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Gopalganj (district HQ)45 km by road
- Barauli (nearest town)30 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 Bankati?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Bankati; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●PolytechnicIn village · 1 private
- ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rewtith
- ○Degree college10+ km · Baikhunthpura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 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 Bankati known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 94% of the 348 hectares of village land is sown, and 196 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 Bankati

Of every 100 households in Bankati in 2011, 11 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bankati · ■ Baikunthpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**84%

Tap water ****10%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****63%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****70%**

**67%

Television ****17%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**9%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Bankati?

■ Bankati · ■ Baikunthpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.4%**

**61.0%

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

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900**

**951

Working population ****23.8%**

**26.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.5% for men and 60.0% for women. 42% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 169 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 394 (32%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 102 (8%) · **■** Marginal 579 (46%)

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 Baikunthpur

- Gamhari5,765 people
- Bansghat Masuaria5,724 people
- Usri5,409 people
- Sonwalia5,297 people
- Khaira Azam4,935 people
- Banhauli Banaura4,782 people
- Shafiabad4,563 people
- Dekuli4,253 people

[All 121 villages in Baikunthpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/baikunthpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bankati from Gopalganj?45 km by road
- What is the population of Bankati?5,254 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bankati in?Gopalganj district (Baikunthpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bankati?70.4% (Census 2011)
