# Bankata Village, Bankura - II, Bankura (West Bengal)

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Village · Bankura - II, Bankura 

# Bankata

Bankata is a village in Bankura - II sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **299 people in 75 households**, the 105th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%.

- 299people (2011)
- 75households
- 66.0%literacy
- 1,007females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bankata

Of every 100 households in Bankata in 2011, 13 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bankata · ■ Bankura - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**56%

Use banking services ****20%**

**58%

Television ****7%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Bankata?

■ Bankata · ■ Bankura - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.0%**

**73.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****905**

**924

Working population ****39.8%**

**37.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.7% for men and 52.7% for women. 49% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 15 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (2%) · **■** Household industry 18 (15%) · **■** Other work 18 (15%) · **■** Marginal 66 (55%)

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 Bankura - II

- Pashchim Ratanpur364 people
- Malin Dasi359 people
- Chhotachaka329 people
- Kantabani316 people
- Dhonara298 people
- Man Kanali288 people
- Taldanga286 people
- Barachaka281 people

[All 154 villages in Bankura - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/bankura-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bankata?299 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bankata in?Bankura district (Bankura - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bankata?66.0% (Census 2011)