# Bankuri Village, Karahal, Sheopur (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Karahal, Sheopur 

# Bankuri

Bankuri is a village in Karahal sub-district of Sheopur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **531 people in 96 households**, the 70th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 48.2%.

- 531people (2011)
- 96households
- 55.4%literacy
- 952females per 1,000 males

## Bankuri PIN code and other codes

Bankuri falls in Karahal sub-district, Sheopur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKarahal
- Census village code451911

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

## How far is Bankuri from nearby towns?

- Karahal (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Sheopur (district HQ)50 km by road
- Sheopur (nearest town)50 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 Bankuri?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Karahal
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shivpuri
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Bankuri known for?

The main crops are **jawar, bajra and sarso**. About 20% of the 580 hectares of village land is sown, and 94 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 Bankuri

Of every 100 households in Bankuri in 2011, 94 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bankuri · ■ Karahal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**40%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

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

**4%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****84%**

**37%

Television ****8%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****40%**

**52%

Own their home ****97%**

**97%

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 Bankuri?

■ Bankuri · ■ Karahal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.4%**

**48.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**925

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****905**

**908

Working population ****46.9%**

**43.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.1% for men and 49.5% for women. 49% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 182 (73%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (3%) · **■** Other work 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 59 (24%)

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 Karahal

- Paratwada580 people
- Koond573 people
- Kurkuta552 people
- Dantee551 people
- Badrenta514 people
- Badh493 people
- Chak Kishanpur486 people
- Semra462 people

[All 117 villages in Karahal](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/sheopur/karahal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bankuri from Sheopur?50 km by road
- What is the population of Bankuri?531 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bankuri in?Sheopur district (Karahal sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bankuri?55.4% (Census 2011)