# Bankipur Village, Balrampur, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Balrampur, Katihar 

# Bankipur

Bankipur is a village in Balrampur sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,615 people in 303 households**, the 36th largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 47.2%.

- 1,615people (2011)
- 303households
- 52.4%literacy
- 930females per 1,000 males

## Bankipur PIN code and other codes

Bankipur falls in Balrampur sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSihagaon
- Community development blockBalrampur
- Census village code224753

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

## How far is Bankipur from nearby towns?

- Balrampur (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)72 km by road
- Dalkhola (nearest town)9 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 Bankipur?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Bankipur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Raiganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhemial
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Bankipur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 287 hectares of village land is sown, and 121 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 Bankipur

Of every 100 households in Bankipur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bankipur · ■ Balrampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

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

**44%

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

**0%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****14%**

**15%

Television ****2%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**35%

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 Bankipur?

■ Bankipur · ■ Balrampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.4%**

**47.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****971**

**953

Working population ****28.0%**

**30.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.7% for men and 41.1% for women. 53% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 106 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 318 (70%) · **■** Other work 15 (3%) · **■** Marginal 13 (3%)

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 Balrampur

- Palsa Khanabari1,761 people
- Aphrail1,628 people
- Parua1,620 people
- Manikpur1,617 people
- Dullahpur1,587 people
- Birnagar1,585 people
- Ibrahimpur1,484 people
- Rajaul1,393 people

[All 155 villages in Balrampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/balrampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bankipur from Katihar?72 km by road
- What is the population of Bankipur?1,615 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bankipur in?Katihar district (Balrampur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bankipur?52.4% (Census 2011)