# Banki Khal Village, Uchkagaon, Gopalganj (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Uchkagaon, Gopalganj 

# Banki Khal

Banki Khal is a village in Uchkagaon sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,003 people in 482 households**, the 14th largest of 75 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.4%.

- 3,003people (2011)
- 482households
- 67.8%literacy
- 977females per 1,000 males

## Banki Khal PIN code and other codes

Banki Khal falls in Uchkagaon sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMahaicha
- Community development blockUchkagaon
- Census village code230773

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

## How far is Banki Khal from nearby towns?

- Uchkagaon (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Gopalganj (district HQ)14 km by road
- Mirganj (nearest town)3 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 Banki Khal?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Hathua
- ○Degree college10+ km · Uchkagawan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hathua
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 3 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 Banki Khal known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 100 hectares of village land is sown, and 87 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 Banki Khal

Of every 100 households in Banki Khal in 2011, 18 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Banki Khal · ■ Uchkagaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**76%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**70%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**93%

Use banking services ****42%**

**68%

Television ****11%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**14%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****17%**

**8%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Banki Khal?

■ Banki Khal · ■ Uchkagaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.8%**

**67.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977**

**1034

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1051**

**978

Working population ****28.6%**

**25.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.4% for men and 55.7% for women. 43% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 65 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 104 (12%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 283 (33%) · **■** Marginal 400 (47%)

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 Uchkagaon

- Luhsi3,747 people
- Jhirwa3,359 people
- Narayanpur3,320 people
- Harpur3,005 people
- Tilokpur2,957 people
- Maqsudpur2,947 people
- Narkatia2,876 people
- Kaparpura2,839 people

[All 82 villages in Uchkagaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/uchkagaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Banki Khal from Gopalganj?14 km by road
- What is the population of Banki Khal?3,003 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banki Khal in?Gopalganj district (Uchkagaon sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Banki Khal?67.8% (Census 2011)