Bankati | |
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Village | |
Location in West Bengal, India   Bankati Bankati (India) | |
| Coordinates: 23Ā°36ā²00ā³N 87Ā°29ā²19ā³Eļ»æ / ļ»æ23.6001Ā°N 87.4886Ā°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Paschim Bardhaman |
| Population (2011) | |
| ā¢ Total | 1,255 |
| Languages* | |
| ā¢ 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 |
Bankati is a village in Kanksa CD block in the Durgapur subdivision of the Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography[edit | edit source]
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Urbanisation[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
Bankati is located at 23Ā°36ā²00ā³N 87Ā°29ā²19ā³Eļ»æ / ļ»æ23.6001Ā°N 87.4886Ā°E.
Demographics[edit | edit source]
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 0ā6 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[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
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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
References[edit | edit source]
- ā "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.
- ā "2011 Census ā Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal ā District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ā "Eklabya Model School (Residential)". Schools.org. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ā "Ajodhya High School". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ā 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
- ā 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
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