# Bankheta Village, Meral, Garhwa (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Meral, Garhwa 

# Bankheta

Bankheta is a village in Meral sub-district of Garhwa district, Jharkhand, PIN code **822114**. The 2011 Census counted **270 people in 57 households**, the 64th largest of 75 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%.

- 270people (2011)
- 57households
- 58.6%literacy
- 822114PIN code

## Bankheta PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bankheta is 822114.** Bankheta falls in Meral sub-district, Garhwa district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code822114
- Gram panchayatArangi
- Community development blockMeral
- Census village code347651

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?

- Meral (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Garhwa (district HQ)8 km by road
- Garhwa (nearest town)10 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Garhwa
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Garhwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Garhwa
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 3 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 **rice**. About 57% of the 100 hectares of village land is sown, and 35 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, 29 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bankheta · ■ Meral rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**6%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**9%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****14%**

**35%

Television ****17%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 · ■ Meral rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.6%**

**59.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****824**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****923**

**948

Working population ****47.8%**

**42.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.3% for men and 42.9% for women. 46% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 16 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 48 (37%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 64 (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 Meral

- Sikni337 people
- Tetka Khurd334 people
- Sikni298 people
- Serasam297 people
- Karmahi229 people
- Baghesar219 people
- Tetka Kalan196 people
- Rankiadheri180 people

[All 77 villages in Meral](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/garhwa/meral/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bankheta?822114
- How far is Bankheta from Garhwa?8 km by road
- What is the population of Bankheta?270 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bankheta in?Garhwa district (Meral sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Bankheta?58.6% (Census 2011)