# Bankat Village, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur 

# Bankat

Bankat is a village in Machhlishahr sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,746 people in 256 households**, the 147th largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 1,746people (2011)
- 256households
- 68.8%literacy
- 1,054females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bankat

Of every 100 households in Bankat in 2011, 22 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bankat · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**85%

Tap water ****20%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**95%

Use banking services ****92%**

**84%

Television ****30%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****6%**

**6%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Bankat?

■ Bankat · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.8%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1054**

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1085**

**924

Working population ****70.7%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.6% for men and 57.5% for women. 71% of men and 71% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 211 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 68 (6%) · **■** Household industry 28 (2%) · **■** Other work 57 (5%) · **■** Marginal 870 (71%)

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 Machhlishahr

- Ajoh1,764 people
- Hasanpur1,759 people
- Muzar1,758 people
- Vishapalpur1,758 people
- Sarawan1,741 people
- Khakhopur1,732 people
- Darunpur1,719 people
- Surtasapur1,700 people

[All 513 villages in Machhlishahr](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/jaunpur/machhlishahr/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bankat?1,746 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bankat in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bankat?68.8% (Census 2011)