Bankipur, Ambikapur, Surguja, Chhattisgarh, India

Content updated on May 18, 2024.

Geographic Location of Bankipur


The village Bankipur is located in Ambikapur Tahsil of Surguja District in the State of Chhattisgarh in India. It is governed by Bakirma Gram Panchayat. It comes under Ambikapur Community Development Block. The nearest town is Ambikapur, which is about 16 kilometers away from Bankipur.

Travel and Communication for Bankipur


There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Bankipur


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A brief summary of available data for Bankipur 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 Bankipur


As per available data from the year 2009, 827 persons live in 193 house holds in the village Bankipur. There are 421 female individuals and 406 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50.91% and males constitute 49.09% of the total population.

There are 41 scheduled castes persons of which 18 are females and 23 are males. Females constitute 43.9% and males constitute 56.1% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 4.96% of the total population.

There are 640 scheduled tribes persons of which 328 are females and 312 are males. Females constitute 51.25% and males constitute 48.75% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 77.39% of the total population.

Population density of Bankipur is 234.11 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Bankipur


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Total area of Bankipur is 353.25 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 188.42 ha. About 156.46 ha is un-irrigated area. About 284.41 ha is irrigated area. About 28.2 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 1.21 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 255 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 54.13 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 52.59 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 12.83 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 44.4 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 0.88 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Bankipur


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Ambikapur, which is more than 10 kms away from Bankipur.

There are 2 government primary schools in the village Bankipur.

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

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

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

Colleges in Bankipur


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 Ambikapur, which is more than 10 kms away from Bankipur.

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

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

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Bankipur


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

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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Bankipur


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

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

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Bankipur.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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