# Bankata Village, Simlapal, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population (2)

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Village · Simlapal, Bankura 

# Bankata

Bankata is a village in Simlapal sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **576 people in 113 households**, the 92nd largest of 191 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.4%.

- 576people (2011)
- 113households
- 78.9%literacy
- 973females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bankata

Of every 100 households in Bankata in 2011, 68 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Bankata · ■ Simlapal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

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

**84%

Use banking services ****84%**

**52%

Television ****27%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**24%

Own their home ****100%**

**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+) ****78.9%**

**68.4%

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

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1143**

**960

Working population ****35.1%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.4% for men and 71.0% for women. 55% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 99 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 60 (30%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 13 (6%) · **■** Marginal 29 (14%)

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

- Junkaria592 people
- Maulakanda586 people
- Balarampur578 people
- Bhelaidiha578 people
- Pithabakra575 people
- Betjharia573 people
- Ghugia573 people
- Kusumdunri571 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bankata?576 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bankata in?Bankura district (Simlapal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bankata?78.9% (Census 2011)