# Bankat Village, Chanpatia, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/chanpatia/bankat/ Village · Chanpatia, Pashchim Champaran # Bankat Bankat is a village in Chanpatia sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,413 people in 648 households**, the 26th largest of 71 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.3%. - 3,413people (2011) - 648households - 54.8%literacy - 933females per 1,000 males ## Bankat PIN code and other codes Bankat falls in Chanpatia sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBankat Puraina - Community development blockChanpatia - Census village code217162 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? - Chanpatia (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Bettiah (district HQ)15 km by road - Chanpatia (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 Bankat? 13 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 - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kumarbag - ○Degree college10+ km · Bettiah - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps 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 98% of the 277 hectares of village land is sown, and 230 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, 1 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Bankat · ■ Chanpatia rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **3% Toilet within the home ****11%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **85% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****65%** **50% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **96% Use banking services ****19%** **37% Television ****2%** **7% Mobile phone ****44%** **49% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****33%** **19% 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 Bankat? ■ Bankat · ■ Chanpatia rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****54.8%** **57.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933** **904 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****955** **942 Working population ****30.0%** **38.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.4% for men and 43.3% for women. 45% of men and 14% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 76 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 294 (29%) · **■** Household industry 16 (2%) · **■** Other work 391 (38%) · **■** Marginal 248 (24%) 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 Chanpatia - Lagunaha4,048 people - Lachhu Chhapar Andar Bhaisahi3,999 people - Gurwalia Biswas Bandobasti3,940 people - Barohiya3,928 people - Mahuawa3,217 people - Patarkha Naurangia3,173 people - Moti Chhapar3,088 people - Bhikhampur2,982 people [All 71 villages in Chanpatia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/chanpatia/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bankat from Bettiah?15 km by road - What is the population of Bankat?3,413 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bankat in?Pashchim Champaran district (Chanpatia sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Bankat?54.8% (Census 2011)