Bankati, Paschim Bardhaman
Bankati is a village in Kanksa CD block in the Durgapur subdivision of the Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Bankati | |
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Village | |
![]() ![]() Bankati Location in West Bengal, India ![]() ![]() Bankati Bankati (India) | |
Coordinates: 23.6001°N 87.4886°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | West Bengal |
District | Paschim Bardhaman |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,255 |
Languages* | |
• Official | Bengali, English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 713212 |
Telephone code | 91 341 |
Lok Sabha constituency | Bardhaman-Durgapur |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Durgapur Purba |
Website | pascimbardhaman |
Geography
Cities and towns in the southern and eastern portions of Durgapur subdivision in Paschim Bardhaman district MC: Municipal Corporation, CT: census town, R: rural centre, A: airport, B: barrage, H: historical site Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly |
Urbanisation
According to the 2011 census, 79.22% of the population of the Durgapur subdivision was urban and 20.78% was rural. The Durgapur subdivision has 1 municipal corporation at Durgapur and 38 (+1 partly) census towns (partly presented in the map alongside; all places marked on the map are linked in the full-screen map).[1]
Location
Bankati is located at 23.6001°N 87.4886°E.
Demographics
According to the 2011 Census of India, Bankati had a toal population of 1,255 of which 650 (52%) were males and 605 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 125. The total number of literate persons in Bankati was 880 (71.50% of the population over 6 years).[2]
*For language details see Kanksa (community development block)#Language and religion
Education
Eklabya Model School (residential) is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 2002. It has facilities forteaching from class VI to class XII. The school has a library with 81 books and a playground.[3]
Ajodhya High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational school established in 1957. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII.[4]
Culture
There is a 15 feet high bell metal (pital) chariot at Bankati, built in the 19th century. Designed in the style of a pancharatna temple it has carvings on its body. Bankati has two Shiva temples - Gopeswar Shiva Temple built in 1155 and Pancha Ratna Shiva temple built in 1782.[5]
David J. McCutchion mentions a Shiva Temple at Bankati built in 1832. It is described as a standard type pancharatna temple with bridged rekha turrets and single entrance and terracotta decoration.[6]
Gallery
- Gopaleswar (possibly Gopeswar) Shiva Temple at Bankati
- Terracota panels in Gopaleswar Shiva Temple at Bankati
- Atchala temples at Kalitala, Bankati
- Shiva Temple at Hattala, Bankati
- Terracota panels in the Shiva Temple at Hattala, Bankati
The pictures are a part of Wiki Explores Purba Bardhaman programme, an initiative by West Bengal Wikimedians User Group
References
- "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Burdwan". Table 2.2, 2.4(a). Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
- "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- "Eklabya Model School (Residential)". Schools.org. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- "Ajodhya High School". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- Chattopadhyay, Akkori, Bardhaman Jelar Itihas O Lok Sanskriti (History and Folk lore of Bardhaman District.), (in Bengali), Vol II, pages 539-540, Radical Impression. ISBN 81-85459-36-3
- McCutchion, David J., Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal, first published 1972, reprinted 2017, page 48, The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, ISBN 978-93-81574-65-2