Bankal, Dongargaon, Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh, India

Content updated on May 17, 2024.

Geographic Location of Bankal


The village Bankal is located in Dongargaon Tahsil of Rajnandgaon District in the State of Chhattisgarh in India. It is governed by Bankal Gram Panchayat. It comes under Dongargaon Community Development Block. The nearest town is Rajnandgaon, which is about 15 kilometers away from Bankal.

Travel and Communication for Bankal


Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station in the village.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Bankal


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

A brief summary of available data for Bankal 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 Bankal


As per available data from the year 2009, 1524 persons live in 300 house holds in the village Bankal. There are 754 female individuals and 770 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.48% and males constitute 50.52% of the total population.

There are 397 scheduled castes persons of which 204 are females and 193 are males. Females constitute 51.39% and males constitute 48.61% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 26.05% of the total population.

Population density of Bankal is 256.47 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Bankal


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Total area of Bankal is 594.22 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 430.62 ha. About 414.56 ha is un-irrigated area. About 16.06 ha is irrigated area. About 16.06 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 43.11 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 38.87 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 24.64 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 33.98 ha is culturable waste land. About 23 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Bankal


There are no pre-primary schools in the village Bankal or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a government primary school in the village Bankal.

There is a government middle school in the village Bankal.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Bhanpuri, which is less than 5 kms away from Bankal.

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

Colleges in Bankal


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 Rajnandgaon, which is more than 10 kms away from Bankal.

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

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

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Bankal


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

There are no non formal training centres in the village Bankal or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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

Healthcare Facilities in Bankal


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Bankal.

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Bankal.

There is a primary health sub-centre with 0 doctors and 2 paramedical staff in the village Bankal.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Bankal.

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

There is no allopathic hospital in the village Bankal or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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

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

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Bankal.

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

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

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

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