# Bankat Village, Kuchaikote, Gopalganj (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Kuchaikote, Gopalganj 

# Bankat

Bankat is a village in Kuchaikote sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **783 people in 127 households**, the 147th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.

- 783people (2011)
- 127households
- 68.7%literacy
- 967females per 1,000 males

## Bankat PIN code and other codes

Bankat falls in Kuchaikote sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMatihanian Tewari
- Community development blockKuchaikote
- Census village code230442

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?

- Kuchaikote (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Gopalganj (district HQ)15 km by road
- Gopalganj (nearest town)15 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?

6 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kuchaikote
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Jalalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hathua
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 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 76% of the 55 hectares of village land is sown, and 29 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, 6 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 17 a car.

■ Bankat · ■ Kuchaikote rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**17%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**76%

Tap water ****95%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**63%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**93%

Use banking services ****95%**

**68%

Television ****36%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****17%**

**3%

None of these assets ****0%**

**7%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 · ■ Kuchaikote rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.7%**

**66.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**1004

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****965**

**952

Working population ****70.8%**

**28.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.6% for men and 53.3% for women. 71% of men and 70% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 78 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 232 (42%) · **■** Household industry 65 (12%) · **■** Other work 23 (4%) · **■** Marginal 156 (28%)

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 Kuchaikote

- Bedua800 people
- Gopalpur800 people
- Tola Guman Ray788 people
- Dube Kharea787 people
- Rup Chhap775 people
- Chandi Ojha753 people
- Belsara747 people
- Natwa740 people

[All 222 villages in Kuchaikote](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/kuchaikote/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bankat from Gopalganj?15 km by road
- What is the population of Bankat?783 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bankat in?Gopalganj district (Kuchaikote sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bankat?68.7% (Census 2011)