# Bankhad Village, Galore, Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Galore, Hamirpur 

# Bankhad

Bankhad is a village in Galore sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177026**. The 2011 Census counted **151 people in 34 households**, the 73rd largest of 109 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.0%.

- 151people (2011)
- 34households
- 88.6%literacy
- 177026PIN code

## Bankhad PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bankhad is 177026.** Bankhad falls in Galore sub-district, Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code177026
- Community development blockNadaun
- Census village code016947

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

## How far is Bankhad from nearby towns?

- Galore (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Hamirpur (district HQ)21 km by road
- Hamirpur (nearest town)21 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 Bankhad?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Lahra
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Khorar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hamirpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hamirpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- 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 Bankhad known for?

The main crops are **wheat and maize**. About 30% of the 20 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Bankhad

Of every 100 households in Bankhad in 2011, 100 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Bankhad · ■ Galore rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****88%**

**91%

No toilet (open defecation) ****12%**

**9%

Tap water ****100%**

**97%

Drinking water within premises ****97%**

**67%

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

**32%

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

**67%

Use banking services ****76%**

**92%

Television ****74%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**4%

None of these assets ****18%**

**7%

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 Bankhad?

■ Bankhad · ■ Galore rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.6%**

**87.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1068**

**1120

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1200**

**860

Working population ****60.9%**

**63.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.6% for men and 81.9% for women. 59% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 11 (12%) · **■** Marginal 81 (88%)

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 Galore

- Kargu Jagir161 people
- Tihri161 people
- Dhagoh154 people
- Sasan Brahmana152 people
- Bahal143 people
- Mandiani Buhli143 people
- Phangsana143 people
- Bhatnehri140 people

[All 111 villages in Galore](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/hamirpur/galore/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bankhad?177026
- How far is Bankhad from Hamirpur?21 km by road
- What is the population of Bankhad?151 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bankhad in?Hamirpur district (Galore sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bankhad?88.6% (Census 2011)