Bankatwa Population, Caste, Working Data Purba Champaran, Bihar - Census 2011

Bankatwa is a village situated in Paharpur block of Purba Champaran district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 500 families residing in the village Bankatwa. The total population of Bankatwa is 3,062 out of which 1,648 are males and 1,414 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Bankatwa is 858.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Bankatwa village is 553 which is 18% of the total population. There are 278 male children and 275 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bankatwa is 989 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (858) of Bankatwa village.

Population
3,062
Families
500
Literacy
63.37%
Sex Ratio
858

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Bankatwa is 63.4%. Thus Bankatwa village has higher literacy rate compared to 44.7% of Purba Champaran district. The male literacy rate is 72.26% and the female literacy rate is 52.68% in Bankatwa village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Bankatwa village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Bankatwa Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Bankatwa village.

Total Male Female
Children 553 278 275
Literacy 63.37% 72.26% 52.68%
Scheduled Caste 522 278 244
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,472 658 814

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Bankatwa village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Bankatwa village out of total population, 1,254 were engaged in work activities. 47.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 52.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,254 workers engaged in Main Work, 365 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 189 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 601 419 182
Cultivators 365 265 100
Agriculture Labourer 189 120 69
Household Industries 7 4 3
Other Workers 40 30 10
Marginal Workers 653 412 241
Non Working 1,808 817 991

Nearby Villages to Bankatwa,

Below are the list of villages near Bankatwa village in Paharpur.

Village Population
Nirpur 945
Ray Karariya 2,350
Kotwa 4,463
Naya Ganw 2,713
Gobardhanpur 893
Ibrahimpur 2,586
Ganga Pipra 3,552
Baluwa 7,841
Batraulia 2,574
BaluwaBirt 878

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