Village · Shahpur, Betul
# Bankabharda

Bankabharda is a village in Shahpur sub-district of Betul district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 413 people in 87 households, the 91st largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.4%.
- 413 people (2011)
- 87 households
- 50.8% literacy
- 995 females per 1,000 males

## Bankabharda PIN code and other codes

Bankabharda falls in Shahpur sub-district, Betul district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Shahpur
- Census village code 486006

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Bankabharda from nearby towns?
- Shahpur (sub-district HQ) 16 km by road
- Betul (district HQ) 52 km by road
- Betul (nearest town) 52 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Bankabharda?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Bankabharda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Shahpur
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Shahpur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Betul
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 12 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bankabharda known for?

About 42% of the 247 hectares of village land is sown, and 71 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Bankabharda

Of every 100 households in Bankabharda in 2011, 2 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bankabharda · ■ Shahpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 2% 51%
- Toilet within the home 0% 13%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 87%
- Tap water 0% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 9%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 95%
- Use banking services 3% 65%
- Television 5% 12%
- Mobile phone 0% 21%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 1% 11%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 63% 46%
- Own their home 100% 93%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Bankabharda?

■ Bankabharda · ■ Shahpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 50.8% 58.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 995 986
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1038 962
- Working population 54.2% 50.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.2% for men and 41.3% for women. 59% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 46 (21%) · ■ Farm labourers 150 (67%) · ■ Household industry 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 3 (1%) · ■ Marginal 23 (10%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Shahpur
- Mendha Kheda 431 people
- Kotha 429 people
- Bhagtandhana 419 people
- Ratandhana Ryt 415 people
- Dhamnya 410 people
- Chaksangwani 379 people
- Bhatna 351 people
- Mokha Ryt 350 people

All 131 villages in Shahpur

## Quick answers
- How far is Bankabharda from Betul? 52 km by road
- What is the population of Bankabharda? 413 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bankabharda in? Betul district (Shahpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bankabharda? 50.8% (Census 2011)

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