Bankati, Paschim Bardhaman

For village in Bangladesh, see Bankati.

Bankati
Village
Bankati Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Bankati Bankati (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 23°36′00″N87°29′19″E / 23.6001°N 87.4886°E / 23.6001; 87.4886 Coordinates: 23°36′00″N87°29′19″E / 23.6001°N 87.4886°E / 23.6001; 87.4886
Country	India
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.co.in

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

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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°36′00″N87°29′19″E / 23.6001°N 87.4886°E / 23.6001; 87.4886 .

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

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  Gopaleswar (possibly Gopeswar) Shiva Temple at Bankati
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  Terracota panels in Gopaleswar Shiva Temple at Bankati
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  Atchala temples at Kalitala, Bankati
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  Shiva Temple at Hattala, Bankati
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  Terracota panels in the Shiva Temple at Hattala, Bankati

References

1. "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.
2. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
3. "Eklabya Model School (Residential)". Schools.org. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
4. "Ajodhya High School". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
5. 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
6. 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