# Bankata Village, Simlapal, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/simlapal/bankata-328777/

Village · Simlapal, Bankura 

# Bankata

Bankata is a village in Simlapal sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,462 people in 309 households**, the 18th largest of 191 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.4%.

- 1,462people (2011)
- 309households
- 59.2%literacy
- 973females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bankata

Of every 100 households in Bankata in 2011, 22 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bankata · ■ Simlapal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**39%

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

**10%

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

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**84%

Use banking services ****57%**

**52%

Television ****14%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**24%

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 Bankata?

■ Bankata · ■ Simlapal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.2%**

**68.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****770**

**960

Working population ****42.6%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.9% for men and 48.6% for women. 48% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 41 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 129 (21%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 47 (8%) · **■** Marginal 404 (65%)

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 Simlapal

- Asna1,546 people
- Bhedua1,502 people
- Pukhuria1,467 people
- Srirampur1,463 people
- Dhuliapur1,425 people
- Puipal1,334 people
- Khamardanga1,331 people
- Ghoradhara1,323 people

[All 202 villages in Simlapal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/simlapal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bankata?1,462 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bankata in?Bankura district (Simlapal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bankata?59.2% (Census 2011)