# Bankpura Village, Bada Malhera, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Bada Malhera, Chhatarpur 

# Bankpura

Bankpura is a village in Bada Malhera sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **489 people in 100 households**, the 68th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.6%.

- 489people (2011)
- 100households
- 42.5%literacy
- 852females per 1,000 males

## Bankpura PIN code and other codes

Bankpura falls in Bada Malhera sub-district, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBada Malhera
- Census village code458095

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

## How far is Bankpura from nearby towns?

- Bada Malhera (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Chhatarpur (district HQ)77 km by road
- Bada Malhera (nearest town)21 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 Bankpura?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Bankpura; 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhagwa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chhuwara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nowgong
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Bankpura known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and urad**. About 46% of the 324 hectares of village land is sown, and 136 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 Bankpura

Of every 100 households in Bankpura in 2011, 31 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bankpura · ■ Bada Malhera rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**63%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**2%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****2%**

**35%

Television ****3%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****68%**

**36%

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 Bankpura?

■ Bankpura · ■ Bada Malhera rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.5%**

**55.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****852**

**879

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****804**

**915

Working population ****42.9%**

**48.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 44.2% for men and 40.6% for women. 46% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 199 (95%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (2%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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 Bada Malhera

- Bhanguwan524 people
- Dongarpura513 people
- Sijwaha504 people
- Barkhera500 people
- Khirkuwa486 people
- Ghurawali472 people
- Silaro445 people
- Bikrampura439 people

[All 108 villages in Bada Malhera](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/bada-malhera/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bankpura from Chhatarpur?77 km by road
- What is the population of Bankpura?489 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bankpura in?Chhatarpur district (Bada Malhera sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bankpura?42.5% (Census 2011)