Chak Bankola

{{OSM Location map Location Chak Bankola is located at . Konardihi, Nabgram, Chak Bankola, Sankarpur, Haripur, Bahula, Chhora and Parashkol form a cluster of census towns in the southern portion of Pandabeswar CD Block. Urbanisation According to the 2011 census, 79.22% of the population of the Durgapur subdivision was urban and 20.78% was rural. Durgapur subdivision has 1 municipal corporation at Durgapur and 38 (+1 partly) census towns (partly presented in the map alongside; all places marked on the map are linked in the full-screen map). ==Demographics==

According to the 2011 Census of India, the portion of Chak Bankola in Pandabeswar CD block had a total population of 11,527, of which 6,120 (53%) were males and 5,407 (47%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 1,422. The total number of literate people in this portion of Chak Bankola was 7,454 (73.77% of the population over 6 years). The portion of Chak Bankola in Andal CD block had a total population of 1,965, of 1,010 (51%) were males and 955 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 284. The total number of literates in this portion of Chak Bankola was 1,203 (71.56% of the population over 6 years), • For language details see Andal (community development block)#Language and religion India census, Chak Bankola had a population of 10,318. Males constitute 57% of the population and females 43%. Chak Bankola has an average literacy rate of 55%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 62% and female literacy of 46%. 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. ==Infrastructure==

According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Bardhaman, Chak Bankola covered an area of 0.02+1.76 km2. Among the civic amenities, it had 1 km roads with open drains, the protected water-supply involved overhead tank, tubewell, borewell, tap water from treated sources. It had 136+924 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities it had 2 dispensaries/ health centres, 2 family welfare centres, 1 nursing home, 1 veterinary hospital, 14 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had were 1+1 primary schools, other school facilities at Ukhra 1 km away, general degree college at Khandra 3 km away. Among the important commodities it manufactured was soap. It had the branch office of 1 nationalised bank. ==Economy==

It is in the heart of the coal mining zone. It also has engineering workshops. As of 2015–16, Purushattompur opencast project in Bankola Area of Eastern Coalfields has a mineable reserve of 8.0 million tonnes. According to the ECL website telephone numbers, operational collieries in the Bankola Area of Eastern Coalfields in 2018 are: Bankola Colliery, Khandra Colliery, Kumardih A Colliery, Kumardih B Colliery, Moira Colliery, Nakrakonda Colliery, Shankarpur Colliery, Shyamsundarpur Colliery and Tilaboni Colliery. ==Education==

Chak Bankola has one primary school. ==Healthcare==

Medical facilities (periodic medical examination centres and dispensaries) in the Bankola Area of ECL are available at Bankola Area PME Centre (with 30 beds + 2 cabins) (PO Ukhra), Khandra (PO Khandra), Bankola Colliery (PO Khandra), Bankola Area (PO Khandra), Shyamsundarpur (PO Khandra), Mahira (PO Moira), Tilaboni (PO Pandabeswar), Nakrakonda (PO Pandabeswar), Shankarpur (PO Sheetalpur), Kumardihi A (PO Pandabeswar), Kumardihi B (PO Pandabeswar). ==References==