Village · Ramnagar, Pashchim Champaran # Bankatwa Bankatwa is a village in Ramnagar sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 3,110 people in 509 households, the 16th largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.7%. - 3,110 people (2011) - 509 households - 58.8% literacy - 975 females per 1,000 males ## Bankatwa PIN code and other codes Bankatwa falls in Ramnagar sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Manchangwa - Community development block Ramnagar - Census village code 216238 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bankatwa from nearby towns? - Ramnagar (sub-district HQ) 34 km by road - Bettiah (district HQ) 75 km by road - Ramnagar (nearest town) 34 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Bankatwa? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Bankatwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Ramnagar - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Ramnagar - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bettiah - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Bankatwa known for? The main crops are paddy. About 68% of the 557 hectares of village land is sown, and 199 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Bankatwa Of every 100 households in Bankatwa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Bankatwa · ■ Ramnagar rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 6% - Toilet within the home 1% 11% - No toilet (open defecation) 99% 88% - Tap water 0% 2% - Drinking water within premises 40% 54% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98% - Use banking services 68% 40% - Television 6% 8% - Mobile phone 56% 41% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 3% 5% - Car / jeep / van 3% 1% - None of these assets 20% 28% - Own their home 100% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Bankatwa? ■ Bankatwa · ■ Ramnagar rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 58.8% 52.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 975 929 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 888 981 - Working population 53.2% 41.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.0% for men and 46.5% for women. 53% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 129 (8%) · ■ Farm labourers 550 (33%) · ■ Household industry 8 (0%) · ■ Other work 42 (3%) · ■ Marginal 925 (56%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Ramnagar - Sonkhar 3,330 people - Dhokraha 3,329 people - Phulwariya 3,291 people - Parsauni 3,113 people - Khatauri 3,061 people - Dokhni 2,730 people - Mujra 2,709 people - Pakri 2,606 people All 152 villages in Ramnagar ## Quick answers - How far is Bankatwa from Bettiah? 75 km by road - What is the population of Bankatwa? 3,110 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bankatwa in? Pashchim Champaran district (Ramnagar sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Bankatwa? 58.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/ramnagar/bankatwa-216238/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.