# Bankalpur Village, Chanderi, Ashoknagar (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Chanderi, Ashoknagar 

# Bankalpur

Bankalpur is a village in Chanderi sub-district of Ashoknagar district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,380 people in 324 households**, the 31st largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.4%.

- 1,380people (2011)
- 324households
- 68.4%literacy
- 906females per 1,000 males

## Bankalpur PIN code and other codes

Bankalpur falls in Chanderi sub-district, Ashoknagar district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockChanderi
- Census village code500173

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

## How far is Bankalpur from nearby towns?

- Chanderi (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Ashoknagar (district HQ)75 km by road
- Chanderi (nearest town)13 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 Bankalpur?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ashok Nagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 Bankalpur known for?

About 37% of the 474 hectares of village land is sown, and 110 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 Bankalpur

Of every 100 households in Bankalpur in 2011, 54 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bankalpur · ■ Chanderi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**2%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**97%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

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

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**99%

Use banking services ****71%**

**30%

Television ****17%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****28%**

**51%

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 Bankalpur?

■ Bankalpur · ■ Chanderi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.4%**

**58.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****879**

**927

Working population ****52.6%**

**43.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.2% for men and 55.6% for women. 55% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 134 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 223 (31%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 209 (29%) · **■** Marginal 158 (22%)

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 Chanderi

- Godhan1,474 people
- Muradpur1,440 people
- Jarsal1,438 people
- Singhpur Chalada1,389 people
- Bhatoli1,378 people
- Kanawata1,378 people
- Khiraka Tanka1,351 people
- Hasari1,309 people

[All 165 villages in Chanderi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/ashoknagar/chanderi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bankalpur from Ashoknagar?75 km by road
- What is the population of Bankalpur?1,380 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bankalpur in?Ashoknagar district (Chanderi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bankalpur?68.4% (Census 2011)