# Bankra, Jamboni, Paschim Medinipur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Jamboni, Paschim Medinipur 

# Bankra

Bankra is a village in [Jamboni](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/jamboni/) sub-district of [Paschim Medinipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **269 people in 61 households**, the 134th largest of 281 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.6%.

- 269people (2011)
- 61households
- 85.6%literacy
- 1,023females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bankra

Of every 100 households in Bankra in 2011, 93 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bankra · ■ Jamboni rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**26%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****28%**

**25%

Television ****10%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****2%**

**23%

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 Bankra?

■ Bankra · ■ Jamboni rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.6%**

**72.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1023**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1105**

**960

Working population ****63.2%**

**45.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.1% for men and 79.1% for women. 67% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 9 (5%) · **■** Marginal 156 (92%)

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 Jamboni

- Purpahari278 people
- Shahari278 people
- Nargi273 people
- Banksol271 people
- Bhelai Tikri267 people
- Bhaluka266 people
- Dhadka266 people
- Rakhalmara261 people

[All 338 villages in Jamboni](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/jamboni/villages/)

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- Bankra · Village, Jahazpur, Bhilwara · 1,452 people
- Bankra · Village, Binpur - II, Paschim Medinipur · 415 people

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bankra?269 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bankra in?Paschim Medinipur district (Jamboni sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bankra?85.6% (Census 2011)