# Bankat Village, Motihari, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Motihari, Purba Champaran 

# Bankat

Bankat is a village in Motihari sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,777 people in 764 households**, the 22nd largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 51.8%.

- 3,777people (2011)
- 764households
- 47.2%literacy
- 871females per 1,000 males

## Bankat PIN code and other codes

Bankat falls in Motihari sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChandrahiya
- Community development blockMotihari
- Census village code217958

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?

- Motihari (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Motihari (district HQ)7 km by road
- Motihari (nearest town)7 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?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Bankat; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Motihari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Motihari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Bankat known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 89% of the 348 hectares of village land is sown, and 111 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, 13 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Bankat · ■ Motihari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****30%**

**36%

Television ****10%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****29%**

**20%

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 · ■ Motihari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.2%**

**51.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****871**

**882

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****814**

**910

Working population ****33.0%**

**34.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.4% for men and 39.2% for women. 48% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 21 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 959 (77%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 27 (2%) · **■** Marginal 238 (19%)

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 Motihari

- Bardaha4,434 people
- Ramgarhwa4,411 people
- Chhatauni Ram singh4,116 people
- Naurangia4,075 people
- Haraj Tola Lachhmipur3,492 people
- Tharghatwa3,393 people
- Jhitkahiya3,134 people
- Pataurra Tola Mathia3,021 people

[All 74 villages in Motihari](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/motihari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bankat from Motihari?7 km by road
- What is the population of Bankat?3,777 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bankat in?Purba Champaran district (Motihari sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bankat?47.2% (Census 2011)