Bankana, Chohtan, Barmer, Rajasthan, India

Content updated on December 23, 2024.

Geographic Location of Bankana


The village Bankana is located in Chohtan Tahsil of Barmer District in the State of Rajasthan in India. It comes under Barmer Community Development Block. The nearest town is Barmer, which is about 80 kilometers away from Bankana.

Travel and Communication for Bankana


Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Bankana,
Barmer,
Rajasthan, India
PIN - 344702

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Bankana


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Bankana is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Bankana is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Bankana


As per available data from the year 2009, 806 persons live in 148 house holds in the village Bankana. There are 390 female individuals and 416 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.39% and males constitute 51.61% of the total population.

There are 75 scheduled castes persons of which 40 are females and 35 are males. Females constitute 53.33% and males constitute 46.67% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 9.31% of the total population.

Population density of Bankana is 116.64 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Bankana


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Total area of Bankana is 691 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 452 ha. About 452 ha is un-irrigated area.

About 20 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 4 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 121 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 38 ha is culturable waste land. About 56 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Bankana


There is a private pre-primary school in the village Bankana.

There is a government primary school. Additionally, there is a private primary school in the village Bankana.

There is a private middle school in the village Bankana.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Dharasar, which is 5-10 kms away from Bankana.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Chohtan, which is more than 10 kms away from Bankana.

Colleges in Bankana


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Chohtan, which is more than 10 kms away from Bankana.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Barmer, which is more than 10 kms away from Bankana.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Jodhpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Bankana.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Barmer, which is more than 10 kms away from Bankana.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Barmer, which is more than 10 kms away from Bankana.

Other Educational Facilities in Bankana


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Chohtan, which is more than 10 kms away from Bankana.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Chohtan, which is more than 10 kms away from Bankana.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a government differently abled school in Barmer, which is more than 10 kms away from Bankana.

Healthcare Facilities in Bankana


There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Bankana.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Bankana.

There is a primary health sub-centre 5-10 kms away from Bankana.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Bankana.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Bankana.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Bankana.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Bankana.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Bankana.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Bankana.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Bankana.

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Bankana.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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