Bankal, Rajnandgaon, Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh, India

Content updated on May 21, 2024.

Geographic Location of Bankal


The village Bankal is located in Rajnandgaon Tahsil of Rajnandgaon District in the State of Chhattisgarh in India. It is governed by Paneka Gram Panchayat. It comes under Rajnandgaon Community Development Block. The nearest town is Rajnandgaon, which is about 6 kilometers away from Bankal.

Travel and Communication for Bankal


There is a railway station 5-10 kms away from 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, 1168 persons live in 241 house holds in the village Bankal. There are 573 female individuals and 595 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.06% and males constitute 50.94% of the total population.

There are 220 scheduled castes persons of which 99 are females and 121 are males. Females constitute 45% and males constitute 55% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 18.84% of the total population.

There are 28 scheduled tribes persons of which 14 are females and 14 are males. Females constitute 50% and males constitute 50% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 2.4% of the total population.

Population density of Bankal is 394.54 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Bankal


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Total area of Bankal is 296.04 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 136.98 ha. About 73.86 ha is un-irrigated area. About 63.12 ha is irrigated area. About 30.39 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 32.73 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 57.55 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 4.78 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 28.84 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 22.35 ha is culturable waste land. About 45.54 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Bankal


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

There is a government primary school in the village Bankal.

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

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

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Rajnandgaon, which is 5-10 kms away from Bankal.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a government medical college in Rajnandgaon, which is 5-10 kms away from Bankal.

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

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Rajnandgaon, which is 5-10 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 Pendri, which is 5-10 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 5-10 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 less than 5 kms away from Bankal.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Bankal.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 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 5-10 kms away from Bankal.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Bankal.

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

There is a mobile health centre 5-10 kms away from Bankal.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Bankal.

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

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