# Bankavadi Village, Heggadadevankote, Mysore (Karnataka)

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Village · Heggadadevankote, Mysore 

# Bankavadi

Bankavadi is a village in Heggadadevankote sub-district of Mysore district, Karnataka, PIN code **571121**. The 2011 Census counted **730 people in 185 households**, the 119th largest of 241 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.7%.

- 730people (2011)
- 185households
- 76.7%literacy
- 571121PIN code

## Bankavadi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bankavadi is 571121.** Bankavadi falls in Heggadadevankote sub-district, Mysore district, Karnataka.

- PIN code571121
- Gram panchayatB. Matagere
- Community development blockHeggadadevankote
- Census village code619108

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

## How far is Bankavadi from nearby towns?

- Heggadadevankote (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Mysore (district HQ)65 km by road
- Saragur (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 Bankavadi?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Saraguru
- ○Degree college10+ km · Saragur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Saragur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 16 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 Bankavadi known for?

The main crops are **cotton and ragi**. About 12% of the 1,396 hectares of village land is sown, and 64 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 Bankavadi

Of every 100 households in Bankavadi in 2011, 89 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bankavadi · ■ Heggadadevankote rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****87%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****13%**

**67%

Tap water ****72%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****74%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****32%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%**

**85%

Use banking services ****90%**

**41%

Television ****68%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Bankavadi?

■ Bankavadi · ■ Heggadadevankote rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.7%**

**62.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875**

**995

Working population ****44.8%**

**52.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.9% for men and 72.2% for women. 66% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 152 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 96 (29%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 30 (9%) · **■** Marginal 48 (15%)

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 Heggadadevankote

- Yelamathur788 people
- Anemala766 people
- Thoravalli753 people
- Kadegadde747 people
- Hirehalli729 people
- Puradakatte715 people
- Hosur707 people
- Krishnapurakaval702 people

[All 281 villages in Heggadadevankote](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/mysore/heggadadevankote/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bankavadi?571121
- How far is Bankavadi from Mysore?65 km by road
- What is the population of Bankavadi?730 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bankavadi in?Mysore district (Heggadadevankote sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Bankavadi?76.7% (Census 2011)