# Bankipur Village, Ambikapur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Ambikapur, Surguja 

# Bankipur

Bankipur is a village in Ambikapur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497001**. The 2011 Census counted **827 people in 193 households**, the 89th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 58.0%.

- 827people (2011)
- 193households
- 58.2%literacy
- 497001PIN code

## Bankipur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bankipur is 497001.** Bankipur falls in Ambikapur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497001
- Gram panchayatBakirma
- Community development blockAmbikapur
- Census village code432973

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

## How far is Bankipur from nearby towns?

- Ambikapur (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)16 km by road
- Ambikapur (nearest town)16 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 Bankipur?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Bankipur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sukhari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Bankipur known for?

About 53% of the 353 hectares of village land is sown, and 284 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 Bankipur

Of every 100 households in Bankipur in 2011, 4 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bankipur · ■ Ambikapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**60%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

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

**8%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****60%**

**59%

Television ****6%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**28%

Own their home ****100%**

**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).

## What is the population of Bankipur?

■ Bankipur · ■ Ambikapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.2%**

**58.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1037**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1177**

**972

Working population ****50.8%**

**48.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.6% for men and 50.0% for women. 55% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 92 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 60 (14%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 55 (13%) · **■** Marginal 211 (50%)

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 Ambikapur

- Bargai920 people
- Rewapur908 people
- Balsedi897 people
- Udaipur Dhob865 people
- Bhalu Kachhar815 people
- Jogibandh786 people
- Hansuli780 people
- Bhitthi Khurd767 people

[All 122 villages in Ambikapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/ambikapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bankipur?497001
- How far is Bankipur from Ambikapur?16 km by road
- What is the population of Bankipur?827 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bankipur in?Surguja district (Ambikapur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Bankipur?58.2% (Census 2011)