# Bankal Village, Dongargaon, Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/dongargaon/bankal/ Village · Dongargaon, Rajnandgaon # Bankal Bankal is a village in Dongargaon sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491441**. The 2011 Census counted **1,524 people in 300 households**, the 22nd largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%. - 1,524people (2011) - 300households - 81.4%literacy - 491441PIN code ## Bankal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bankal is 491441.** Bankal falls in Dongargaon sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code491441 - Gram panchayatBankal - Community development blockDongargaon - Census village code441096 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bankal from nearby towns? - Dongargaon (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Rajnandgaon (district HQ)15 km by road - Rajnandgaon (nearest town)15 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 Bankal? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Bankal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tumdibod - ○Degree college10+ km · Rajnandgaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajnandgaon - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Bankal known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and soyabean**. About 72% of the 594 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 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 Bankal Of every 100 households in Bankal in 2011, 96 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Bankal · ■ Dongargaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **89% Toilet within the home ****6%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **77% Tap water ****1%** **18% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****80%** **78% Television ****37%** **30% Mobile phone ****26%** **28% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****9%** **18% Own their home ****95%** **94% 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 Bankal? ■ Bankal · ■ Dongargaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.4%** **78.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979** **1011 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1108** **1002 Working population ****41.6%** **54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.8% for men and 73.6% for women. 55% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 219 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 184 (29%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 59 (9%) · **■** Marginal 165 (26%) 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 Dongargaon - Mokhli1,612 people - Maneri1,590 people - Machanpar1,549 people - Kokpur1,545 people - Sangin Kachhar1,521 people - Ratapayli1,503 people - Vicharpur Nawagaon1,493 people - Sambalpur1,464 people [All 113 villages in Dongargaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/dongargaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bankal?491441 - How far is Bankal from Rajnandgaon?15 km by road - What is the population of Bankal?1,524 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bankal in?Rajnandgaon district (Dongargaon sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Bankal?81.4% (Census 2011)