# Bankot Village, Gangolihat, Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand)

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/pithoragarh/gangolihat/bankot/

Village · Gangolihat, Pithoragarh 

# Bankot

Bankot is a village in Gangolihat sub-district of Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **542 people in 139 households**, the 30th largest of 312 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.8%.

- 542people (2011)
- 139households
- 94.3%literacy
- 1,101females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bankot

Of every 100 households in Bankot in 2011, 96 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Bankot · ■ Gangolihat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****71%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****29%**

**48%

Tap water ****38%**

**68%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**79%

Use banking services ****95%**

**74%

Television ****60%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**34%

Own their home ****88%**

**93%

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 Bankot?

■ Bankot · ■ Gangolihat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****94.3%**

**77.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1101**

**1090

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****737**

**870

Working population ****33.9%**

**46.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.6% for men and 90.6% for women. 33% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 113 (61%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (2%) · **■** Household industry 8 (4%) · **■** Other work 52 (28%) · **■** Marginal 7 (4%)

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 Gangolihat

- Sera Urf Badoli549 people
- Badena547 people
- Bokata547 people
- Pokhri544 people
- Ran Kote Upreti541 people
- Busail500 people
- Pilkhi490 people
- Chaur Duroli489 people

[All 340 villages in Gangolihat](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/pithoragarh/gangolihat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bankot?542 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bankot in?Pithoragarh district (Gangolihat sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Bankot?94.3% (Census 2011)