Chak Bankola

This article is about the census town in West Bengal, India. For its namesake operational area of ECL, see Bankola Area.

Chak Bankola
Census Town
Chak Bankola Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Chak Bankola Chak Bankola (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 23°39′48″N87°14′26″E / 23.663236°N 87.240606°E / 23.663236; 87.240606
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Bardhaman
Population  (2011)
• Total	13,492
Languages
• Official	Bengali, Hindi, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	713363
Telephone/STD code	0341
Vehicle registration	WB
Lok Sabha constituency	Asansol
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Pandaveswar
Website	paschimbardhaman.co.in

Chak Bankola is a census town located partly in the Pandabeswar CD block and partly in the Andal CD block of the Durgapur subdivision in the Paschim Bardhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

5km
3miles

Damodar River

Ajay River

Madhaipur

R

Shyamsundarpur

R

Tilaboni

R

Pandabeswar

R

Laudoha

R

Durgapur

MC

ECL
Sonpur Bazari
Area Office

ECL Jhanjhra Area Office

ECL Bankola
Area Office

ECL Pandaveswar Area Office

0V

ECL Kenda
Area Office

Parashkol

CT

Chak Bankola

CT

Bilpahari

CT

Ramnagar

CT

Dalurband

CT

Baidyanathpur

CT

Mahal

CT

Konardihi

CT

Nabgram

CT

Sankarpur

CT

Haripur

CT

Chhora

CT

Bahula

CT

Mandarbani

CT

Banagram

CT

Sirsha

CT

Nabaghanapur

CT

Sarpi

CT

Ichhapur

CT

Kendra Khottamdi

CT

  

Cities, towns and ECL Areas in the northern portion of Durgapur subdivision in Paschim Bardhaman district
MC: Municipal Corporation, CT: census town, R: rural administrative centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Chak Bankola is located at 23°39′48″N87°14′26″E / 23.663236°N 87.240606°E / 23.663236; 87.240606 .

Konardihi, Nabgram, Chak Bankola, Sankarpur, Haripur, Bahula, Chhora and Parashkol form a cluster of census towns in the southern portion of Pandabeswar CD Block. ^[1]

Urbanisation

According to the 2011 census, 79.22% of the population of the Durgapur subdivision was urban and 20.78% was rural. 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). ^[2]

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, the portion of Chak Bankola in Pandabeswar CD block had a total population of 11,527, of which 6,120 (53%) were males and 5,407 (47%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 1,422. The total number of literate people in this portion of Chak Bankola was 7,454 (73.77% of the population over 6 years). The portion of Chak Bankola in Andal CD block had a total population of 1,965, of 1,010 (51%) were males and 955 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 284. The total number of literates in this portion of Chak Bankola was 1,203 (71.56% of the population over 6 years), ^[3]

*For language details see Andal (community development block)#Language and religion

As of 2001 ^[update] India census, ^[4] Chak Bankola had a population of 10,318. Males constitute 57% of the population and females 43%. Chak Bankola has an average literacy rate of 55%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 62% and female literacy of 46%. 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Infrastructure

According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Bardhaman, Chak Bankola covered an area of 0.02+1.76 km². Among the civic amenities, it had 1 km roads with open drains, the protected water-supply involved overhead tank, tubewell, borewell, tap water from treated sources. It had 136+924 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities it had 2 dispensaries/ health centres, 2 family welfare centres, 1 nursing home, 1 veterinary hospital, 14 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had were 1+1 primary schools, other school facilities at Ukhra 1 km away, general degree college at Khandra 3 km away. Among the important commodities it manufactured was soap. It had the branch office of 1 nationalised bank. ^[5]

Economy

It is in the heart of the coal mining zone. ^[6] It also has engineering workshops. ^[7]

As of 2015–16, Purushattompur opencast project in Bankola Area of Eastern Coalfields has a mineable reserve of 8.0 million tonnes. ^[8]

According to the ECL website telephone numbers, operational collieries in the Bankola Area of Eastern Coalfields in 2018 are: Bankola Colliery, Khandra Colliery, Kumardih A Colliery, Kumardih B Colliery, Moira Colliery, Nakrakonda Colliery, Shankarpur Colliery, Shyamsundarpur Colliery and Tilaboni Colliery. ^[9]

Education

Chak Bankola has one primary school. ^[10]

Healthcare

Medical facilities (periodic medical examination centres and dispensaries) in the Bankola Area of ECL are available at Bankola Area PME Centre (with 30 beds + 2 cabins) (PO Ukhra), Khandra (PO Khandra), Bankola Colliery (PO Khandra), Bankola Area (PO Khandra), Shyamsundarpur (PO Khandra), Mahira (PO Moira), Tilaboni (PO Pandabeswar), Nakrakonda (PO Pandabeswar), Shankarpur (PO Sheetalpur), Kumardihi A (PO Pandabeswar), Kumardihi B (PO Pandabeswar). ^[11]

References

1. "District Census Handbook Bardhaman, Series 20, Part XII A, Census of India 2011" (PDF). Map of Pandabeswar CD Block, page 243. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
2. "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.
3. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
4. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
5. "District Census Handbook Barddhaman, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Section II Town Directory, Pages 1179-1210; Statement I: Status and Growth History, Page 1179; Statement II: Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, Page 1188; Statement III: Civic and other Amenities, Page 1191; Statement IV: Medical Facilities, Page 1196; Statement V: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities, Page 1200; Statement VI:Industry and Banking, Page 1209. Directorate of census Operations V, West Bengal. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
6. Chattopadhyay, Akkori, p 666
7. Chattopadhyay, Akkori, p 664.
8. "Planning". Eastern Coalfields Limited. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
9. "Area wise Clsed User Group (CUG) Telephone Numbers" (PDF). Bankola Area. Eastern Coalfields Limited. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
10. 7th All-India School Education Survey 2003 Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
11. "Details of medical facilities in CIL and its subsidiaries". ECL. CIL. Retrieved 15 May 2020.^{[ permanent dead link ]}