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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
urmila devi
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- LGD code
- 161158
- Pincode
- 211013
- Post office
- Phaphamau
- Population
- 1,076
- Households
- 179
- Literacy rate
- 64.9%
- Sex ratio
- 878 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 363
Census 2011 · in context
How Bankesar compares
By population, Bankesar ranks #249 of 443 villages in Soraon mandal.
Literacy rate
%
64.9%
+6.6% vs mandal average
- Bankesar
- 64.9%
- Soraon mandal
- 58.3%
- Prayagraj district
- 61.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
878
−48 vs mandal average
- Bankesar
- 878
- Soraon mandal
- 926
Household size
people per home
6.0
Same as the mandal average
- Bankesar
- 6.0
- Soraon mandal
- 6.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bankesar at a glance
Bankesar is a village of 1,076 people in 179 households (Census 2011) in Soraon tehsil, Prayagraj district, Uttar Pradesh, the 249th-largest of 443 villages in Soraon tehsil. Literacy is 65%, 7 points above the tehsil average of 58% and the sex ratio is 878 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 211013, served by Phaphamau post office; the LGD village code is 161158. The sarpanch is urmila devi, and the village votes in Shahabad assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rajni Tiwari. The population is estimated at 1,269 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bankesar
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 8
- Power hours (winter)
- 10
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- 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
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- ALLAHABAD
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 20
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 20
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 12
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BANKAR
- Total area (ha)
- 96.18
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bankesar
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Bankesar
- LGD code
- 161158
- Pincode
- 211013
- Post office
- Phaphamau
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,076
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,269
- Households
- 179
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 878
- Literacy rate
- 64.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Hardoi
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Shahabad
- Member of Parliament
- Jai Prakash
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Rajni Tiwari
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- urmila devi
- Block / Mandal
- Soraon
- Nearest railway station
- Todarpur (9.7 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 211013
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- Sewaith
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- Bahmalpur
- Malak Herher Uperhar
- Morahun Uperhar
- Hathga
- Singraur Uprhar
- Serawan
- Dahiawan
- Banka Jalalpur
- Barai Harakh
- Tharwai
- Mahraunda
- Shahabpur
- Mukundpur
- Adampur
- Jaitwardih
- Badgaon
- Abdalpur
- Mendara
- Saraswatipur Urf Kaudihar
- Samhai
- Mohammdpur Hathga
- Ramnager Gansiari
- Atrampur Urf Nawabganj
- Korsand
- Sultanpur Khas
- Ulda
- Cheete Mau
- Sarailalkhatoon Urf Sheogarh
- Alawalpur
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-16
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)