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Pankara

पंकरा
Dumaria mandal
Pincode 824221
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LGD code
256207
Pincode
824221
Post office
Dumaria
Population
2,388
Households
406
Literacy rate
39.2%
Sex ratio
940 ♀/1000♂
Workers
787
Census 2011 · in context

How Pankara compares

By population, Pankara ranks #13 of 124 villages in Dumaria mandal.

Literacy rate
%
39.2%
−6.2% vs mandal average
Pankara
39.2%
Dumaria mandal
45.4%
Gaya district
52.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
940
+13 vs mandal average
Pankara
940
Dumaria mandal
927
Household size
people per home
5.9
−0.1 vs mandal average
Pankara
5.9
Dumaria mandal
6.0

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

Pankara at a glance

Pankara is a village of 2,388 people in 406 households (Census 2011) in Dumaria block, Gaya district, Bihar, the 13th-largest of 124 villages in Dumaria block. Literacy is 39%, 6 points below the block average of 45% and the sex ratio is 940 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 824221, served by Dumaria post office; the LGD village code is 256207. The village votes in Kalyanpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Maheshwar Hazari. The population is estimated at 2,815 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Pankara

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
No
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
0
Power hours (winter)
0
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
Yes
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
SHERGHATI
Distance to nearest town (km)
46
Distance to district HQ (km)
100
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
2
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Pankara
Total area (ha)
241
Irrigated area (ha)
65.15
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Pankara

LGD code
256207
Pincode
824221
Post office
Dumaria
Population (Census 2011)
2,388
Population (projected 2026)
2,815
Households
406
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
940
Literacy rate
39.2%
Lok Sabha constituency
Samastipur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Kalyanpur
Member of Parliament
Shambhavi Choudhary
Member of Legislative Assembly
Maheshwar Hazari
Block / Mandal
Dumaria
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-08
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)