# Bankati Village, Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur 

# Bankati

Bankati is a village in Jhargram sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **456 people in 119 households**, the 127th largest of 489 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 456people (2011)
- 119households
- 72.8%literacy
- 861females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bankati

Of every 100 households in Bankati in 2011, 38 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bankati · ■ Jhargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**86%

Tap water ****49%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**30%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****35%**

**34%

Television ****14%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**17%

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 Bankati?

■ Bankati · ■ Jhargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.8%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****861**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1050**

**979

Working population ****63.8%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.2% for men and 61.6% for women. 62% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 55 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 31 (11%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 41 (14%) · **■** Marginal 163 (56%)

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 Jhargram

- Nekdaduba475 people
- Rangdakola472 people
- Chhenapara468 people
- Dumuria461 people
- Saltaria456 people
- Tiakati455 people
- Dubrajpur454 people
- Gangadharpur452 people

[All 604 villages in Jhargram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/jhargram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bankati?456 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bankati in?Paschim Medinipur district (Jhargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bankati?72.8% (Census 2011)