Bankati is a village in
Kanksa
Kanksa is a census town and a gram panchayat in the Kanksa CD block in the Durgapur subdivision of the Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
History
The name Kankasha comes from the name of Sadgope king Kanka Sen Ra ...
CD block in the
Durgapur subdivision
Durgapur subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Paschim Bardhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Overview
The rocky undulating topography with laterite soil found in the western part of the district extends to the wes ...
of the
Paschim Bardhaman district
Paschim Bardhaman district is a predominantly urban mining-industrial district in West Bengal. The headquarter of the district is Asansol. It was formed on 7 April 2017 after bifurcation of the erstwhile Bardhaman district as the 23rd distric ...
in the Indian
state
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**Nation state, a ...
of
West Bengal
West Bengal (; Bengali language, Bengali: , , abbr. WB) is a States and union territories of India, state in the East India, eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabi ...
.
Geography
Urbanisation
According to the 2011 census, 79.22% of the population of the Durgapur subdivision was urban and 20.78% was rural. The Durgapur subdivision has 1 municipal corporation at
Durgapur
Durgapur (), is an industrial hub and a planned urban agglomeration in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is stands on the northern bank of the Damodar river and located in Paschim Bardhaman district. Durgapur is a major centre for producin ...
and 38 (+1 partly)
census town
In India and some other countries, a census town is designated as a town that satisfies certain characteristics.
India
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s (partly presented in the map alongside; all places marked on the map are linked in the full-screen map).
Location
Bankati is located at .
Demographics
According to the
2011 Census of India, Bankati had a toal population of 1,255 of which 650 (52%) were males and 605 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 125. The total number of literate persons in Bankati was 880 (71.50% of the population over 6 years).
Education
Eklabya Model School (residential) is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 2002. It has facilities forteaching from class VI to class XII. The school has a library with 81 books and a playground.
Ajodhya High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational school established in 1957. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII.
Culture
There is a 15-foot-high bell metal (pital) chariot at Bankati, built in the 19th century. Designed in the style of a ''
pancharatna'' temple it has carvings on its body. Bankati has two
Shiva
Shiva (; , ), also known as Mahadeva (; , , Help:IPA/Sanskrit, ɐɦaːd̪eːʋɐh and Hara, is one of the Hindu deities, principal deities of Hinduism. He is the God in Hinduism, Supreme Being in Shaivism, one of the major traditions w ...
temples - Gopeswar Shiva Temple built in 1155 and Pancha Ratna Shiva temple built in 1782.
David J. McCutchion mentions a Shiva Temple at Bankati built in 1832. It is described as a standard type pancharatna temple with bridged rekha turrets and single entrance and terracotta decoration.
[McCutchion, David J., ''Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal'', first published 1972, reprinted 2017, page 48, The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, ]
Gallery
File:Pancha Ratna Gopaleswar Shiva Temple in Banakti at Paschim Bardhaman 02.jpg, Gopaleswar (possibly Gopeswar) Shiva Temple at Bankati
File:Terracotta Panels on Pancha Ratna Gopaleswar Shiva Temple in Banakti at Paschim Bardhaman 01.jpg, Terracota panels in Gopaleswar Shiva Temple at Bankati
File:Two Aatchala temples at Ray family Kalitala cluster of temple at Banakati in Paschim Bardhaman.jpg, Atchala temples at Kalitala, Bankati
File:Pancha Ratna Shiva Temple at Hat Tala area of Banakati in Paschim Bardhaman district.jpg, Shiva Temple at Hattala, Bankati
File:Central arch panels with terracotta on Pancha Ratna Shiva Temple at Hat Tala area of Banakati in Paschim Bardhaman district.jpg, Terracota panels in the Shiva Temple at Hattala, Bankati
References
{{Temple towns in West Bengal
Villages in Paschim Bardhaman district