Village · Palojori, Deoghar # Bankanti Bankanti is a village in Palojori sub-district of Deoghar district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted 104 people in 15 households, the 249th largest of 268 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.3%. - 104 people (2011) - 15 households - 82.5% literacy - 1,039 females per 1,000 males ## Bankanti PIN code and other codes Bankanti falls in Palojori sub-district, Deoghar district, Jharkhand. - Gram panchayat Kasraydih - Community development block Palojori - Census village code 355593 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bankanti from nearby towns? - Madhupur (sub-district HQ) 72 km by road - Deoghar (district HQ) 82 km by road - Deoghar (nearest town) 82 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Bankanti? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Bankanti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● ATM In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Public library In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Bankanti known for? About 46% of the 56 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Bankanti Of every 100 households in Bankanti in 2011, 64 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Bankanti · ■ Palojori rural average - Electricity for lighting 64% 29% - Toilet within the home 0% 6% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 94% - Tap water 0% 3% - Drinking water within premises 7% 10% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 81% - Use banking services 79% 38% - Television 36% 17% - Mobile phone 36% 37% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 14% 11% - Car / jeep / van 7% 1% - None of these assets 7% 16% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Bankanti? ■ Bankanti · ■ Palojori rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 82.5% 60.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1039 953 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 942 - Working population 46.2% 40.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 100.0% for men and 65.9% for women. 41% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Other work 1 (2%) · ■ Marginal 47 (98%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Palojori - Bhawradih 114 people - Tatakjori 112 people - Satbehari 110 people - Bandarchua 108 people - Kachahari Nawadih 103 people - Birajpur 100 people - Kolpara 98 people - Pusalo 92 people All 291 villages in Palojori ## Quick answers - How far is Bankanti from Deoghar? 82 km by road - What is the population of Bankanti? 104 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bankanti in? Deoghar district (Palojori sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Bankanti? 82.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/deoghar/palojori/bankanti/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.