Village · Burhanpur, Azamgarh
# Bankat

Bankat is a village in Burhanpur sub-district of Azamgarh district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 1,048 people in 143 households, the 151st largest of 466 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.
- 1,048 people (2011)
- 143 households
- 73.4% literacy
- 934 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bankat

Of every 100 households in Bankat in 2011, 18 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bankat · ■ Burhanpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 18% 16%
- Toilet within the home 25% 12%
- No toilet (open defecation) 74% 87%
- Tap water 0% 13%
- Drinking water within premises 52% 42%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 96%
- Use banking services 92% 85%
- Television 14% 19%
- Mobile phone 71% 70%
- Computer with internet 1% 1%
- Two-wheeler 14% 16%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 3%
- None of these assets 5% 6%
- Own their home 98% 98%

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

## What is the population of Bankat?

■ Bankat · ■ Burhanpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 73.4% 70.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 934 1036
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 927 920
- Working population 40.3% 31.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.1% for men and 59.8% for women. 51% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 72 (17%) · ■ Farm labourers 109 (26%) · ■ Household industry 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 26 (6%) · ■ Marginal 212 (50%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Burhanpur
- Keshawpur 1,069 people
- Rithiya 1,068 people
- Chanaita 1,066 people
- Nagwa 1,052 people
- Nebuwadih 1,046 people
- Dhaurahra 1,044 people
- Mahangupur Dhahar 1,044 people
- Bihara Bujurg 1,039 people

All 489 villages in Burhanpur

## Other places named Bankat
- Bankat · Village, Karwi, Chitrakoot · 5,907 people
- Bankat · Village, Mariahu, Jaunpur · 4,475 people
- Bankat · Village, Motihari, Purba Champaran · 3,777 people
- Bankat · Village, Chanpatia, Pashchim Champaran · 3,413 people
- Bankat · Village, Paharpur, Purba Champaran · 3,342 people
- Bankat · Village, Sagri, Azamgarh · 3,143 people

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Bankat? 1,048 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bankat in? Azamgarh district (Burhanpur sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bankat? 73.4% (Census 2011)

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