# Bankat Village, Paharpur, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/paharpur/bankat/ Village · Paharpur, Purba Champaran # Bankat Bankat is a village in Paharpur sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845422**. The 2011 Census counted **3,342 people in 566 households**, the 14th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.3%. - 3,342people (2011) - 566households - 59.9%literacy - 845422PIN code ## Bankat PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bankat is 845422.** Bankat falls in Paharpur sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - PIN code845422 - Gram panchayatIndarwabhar - Community development blockPaharpur - Census village code218083 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? - Paharpur (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)40 km by road - Areraj (nearest town)20 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 · 3 govt - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Paharpur - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Are Raj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 7 h winter 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 86% of the 410 hectares of village land is sown, and 297 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, 0 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Bankat · ■ Paharpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **3% Toilet within the home ****10%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **83% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****39%** **49% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **98% Use banking services ****38%** **44% Television ****2%** **6% Mobile phone ****68%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****15%** **13% Own their home ****100%** **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 · ■ Paharpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.9%** **56.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****904** **908 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****955** **935 Working population ****36.3%** **36.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.8% for men and 47.6% for women. 44% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 95 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 274 (23%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 104 (9%) · **■** Marginal 737 (61%) 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 Paharpur - Majhariya5,219 people - Kotwa4,463 people - Kamal Pipra3,964 people - Ganga Pipra3,552 people - Laukaha3,159 people - Bishunpur Matiarwa3,072 people - Bankatwa3,062 people - Paharpur2,980 people [All 57 villages in Paharpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/paharpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bankat?845422 - How far is Bankat from Motihari?40 km by road - What is the population of Bankat?3,342 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bankat in?Purba Champaran district (Paharpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Bankat?59.9% (Census 2011)