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Nepal floods: A Bihar village grapples with loss and crushing debt
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 948773
- Pincode
- 802101
- Post office
- Nai Bazar (Buxar)
Bankat at a glance
Bankat is a revenue village in Dumraon block, Buxar district, Bihar. The pincode is 802101, served by Nai Bazar (Buxar) post office; the LGD village code is 948773. The village votes in Bachhwara assembly constituency, represented by MLA Surendra Mehta.
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Key facts — Bankat
- LGD code
- 948773
- Pincode
- 802101
- Post office
- Nai Bazar (Buxar)
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Begusarai
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bachhwara
- Member of Parliament
- Giriraj Singh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Surendra Mehta
- Block / Mandal
- Dumraon
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Other villages in Dumraon mandal
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)