# Bankheta Village, Poundi-Uproda, Korba (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Poundi-Uproda, Korba 

# Bankheta

Bankheta is a village in Poundi-Uproda sub-district of Korba district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491661**. The 2011 Census counted **840 people in 211 households**, the 89th largest of 209 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.2%.

- 840people (2011)
- 211households
- 61.6%literacy
- 491661PIN code

## Bankheta PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bankheta is 491661.** Bankheta falls in Poundi-Uproda sub-district, Korba district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491661
- Gram panchayatBankheta
- Community development blockPondiupraura
- Census village code436051

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Bankheta from nearby towns?

- Poundi-Uproda (sub-district HQ)42 km by road
- Korba (district HQ)60 km by road
- Katghora (nearest town)30 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 Bankheta?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Bankheta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tuman
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katghora
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Korba
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 Bankheta known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and kulthi**. About 21% of the 734 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 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 Bankheta

Of every 100 households in Bankheta in 2011, 52 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bankheta · ■ Poundi-Uproda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**90%

Tap water ****41%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****80%**

**49%

Television ****5%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**10%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****62%**

**50%

Own their home ****93%**

**96%

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 Bankheta?

■ Bankheta · ■ Poundi-Uproda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.6%**

**57.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981**

**985

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952**

**987

Working population ****53.7%**

**51.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.6% for men and 50.6% for women. 57% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 69 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 73 (16%) · **■** Other work 9 (2%) · **■** Marginal 300 (67%)

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 Poundi-Uproda

- Dheluwa896 people
- Saila877 people
- Padripani849 people
- Ghumanidand841 people
- Kukribehra833 people
- Baira828 people
- Budapara827 people
- Thutipipar823 people

[All 212 villages in Poundi-Uproda](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/korba/poundi-uproda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bankheta?491661
- How far is Bankheta from Korba?60 km by road
- What is the population of Bankheta?840 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bankheta in?Korba district (Poundi-Uproda sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Bankheta?61.6% (Census 2011)