# Bankatwa, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – Villages List & Towns

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Sub-district · Purba Champaran, Bihar 

# Bankatwa

Bankatwa is a sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. At the 2011 Census it had **116,863 people**, no towns and 23 villages (20 inhabited). The largest village is Bijbani (33,876 people).

- 116,863people (2011)
- 23villages
- 0towns
- 50.6%literacy

## Population of Bankatwa compared with Purba Champaran

■ Bankatwa · ■ Purba Champaran district

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.6%**

**55.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916**

**902

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****937**

**933

Working population ****39.9%**

**34.1%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Bankatwa

Of every 100 households in Bankatwa in 2011, 2 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bankatwa · ■ Purba Champaran district

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**8%

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

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**81%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**48%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**94%

Use banking services ****38%**

**41%

Television ****6%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**18%

Own their home ****99%**

**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).

## Largest villages in Bankatwa

- Bijbani · 33,876 people
- Nimuia · 25,332 people
- Jhanjhara · 6,837 people
- Indarwa Phulwar · 6,144 people
- Mathia Bhopat · 5,092 people
- Semri · 5,017 people
- Bankatwa · 4,963 people
- Pakariya · 4,768 people
- Jitpur · 3,315 people
- Barhawa · 2,843 people
- Majirwa · 2,676 people
- Jagirha Kamraula · 2,559 people
- Jolahgawan · 2,473 people
- KudarKat · 2,178 people
- Dhanukhi · 2,152 people
- Bela · 1,747 people

[All 23 villages in Bankatwa →](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/bankatwa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Bankatwa?23 (20 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Bankatwa in?Purba Champaran district, Bihar
- What is the population of Bankatwa?116,863 (Census 2011)