Vankat is a revenue village in Behea block, Bhojpur district, Bihar.
Behea block, Bhojpur district, Bihar.
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IMD warning for Bhojpur district: Heavy to very heavy rainfall over Bihar (29-30 October, isolated extremely heavy on 30 October); low to moderate flash flood risk till 1730 IST 30 October. (IMD All India Weather Summary and Forecast Bulletin, 29 Oct 2026 20:51 IST (flash flood guidance))
Status as of 29 Oct 2026, 17:30 IST: Weakened into a Well Marked Low Pressure Area over central Chhattisgarh and adjoining Odisha at 1730 hrs IST of 29 October 2026; very likely to move north-northeastwards and weaken further into a low pressure area over northeast Chhattisgarh and neighbourhood during the next 24 hours.
Model forecast (Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0) for the village's map point; follow IMD warnings for official guidance.
Warning text as issued by IMD (bulletin); this card shows the official warning area, not damage at Vankat. It switches off when the warning lapses. Last reviewed 30 Oct 2026, 00:20 IST.
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Vankat is a village in Behea block, Bhojpur district, Bihar. It is administered by the Kalyanpur gram panchayat. Its postal pincode is 802183.
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Vankat is in the Kalyanpur (कल्याणपुर) gram panchayat.
Source: Local Government Directory (LGD), 2026-10-21.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here as announcements.
District factsheet values published by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the International Institute for Population Sciences. Survey estimates for the whole district, not a census.
These are district-level figures for Bhojpur district, not figures for Vankat.
Central-government dashboards · sourced from data.gov.in · refreshed when the ministry publishes
These are district-level figures for Bhojpur district, not figures for Vankat.
3,32,559 of 3,85,953 rural households have a tap connection
Method: Sum of 1,249 habitation rows in 14 block resources published on data.gov.in by the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (households; households with a tap connection).
Source: Households with Piped Water Supply (PWS) under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), per-block resources · retrieved 29 Oct 2026
household toilets built, 4,06,616 households listed · coverage 100.0%
Source: District-wise Coverage of Individual Household Latrine (IHHL) as on date · retrieved 29 Oct 2026
PMAY-G (rural houses) is not shown: the ministry publishes no district-wise bulk dataset.
The pin is an approximate location, within about 25 km, from India Post PIN code data — not the exact site of Vankat. Exact coordinates come from OpenStreetMap once the village is mapped there.
Vankat · 25.5589° N, 84.4493° E
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Write a postPress releases from the government and the district administration, with a link to each original.
District Administration, Kaimur (bhabua) · 30 Oct 2026
District Administration, Sitamarhi · 29 Oct 2026
District Administration, Jamui · 29 Oct 2026
District Administration, Begusarai · 28 Oct 2026
All official news · Summaries are ours; the original release is the record.
Recruitment notices from official commissions. Dates and numbers are taken from the notice itself.
Apply by 31 Oct 2026
Source: Indian Space Research Organisation · last checked 30 Oct 2026
Apply by 9 Nov 2026
Source: State Bank of India · last checked 30 Oct 2026
Apply by 12 Nov 2026
Source: Oil and Natural Gas Corporation · last checked 30 Oct 2026
Apply by 12 Nov 2026
Source: Institute of Banking Personnel Selection · last checked 30 Oct 2026
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Vankat isn't on our map yet, so we can't measure distances. These places are in Behea block, placed there by the nearest mapped village.
Bank · No map location — listed by district
GROUND FLOOR KUSHWAHA TOWER DAKBUNGLOW CHOWRAHA NEAR PNB BEHEA BHOJPUR BIHAR 802152
Bank · No map location — listed by district
STATION ROAD,JUDGE BAZAR NEAR AMBE TALKIES,BEHEA,DIST BHOJPUR,BIHAR 802152.
Bank · No map location — listed by district
GROUND FLOOR KATYA ROAD NEAR UKO BANK BEHEA BIHAR 802152
Bank · No map location — listed by district
C/O NIRMALA DEVI, KATE RAJA BAZAR, BEHEA, 802152
Bank · No map location — listed by district
RAJA BAZAR MARKET DISTT BHOJPUR ,BHOJPUR ,BIHAR PIN 802152
Bank · No map location — listed by district
FIRST FLOOR, UMRAOGANJ, RAJABAZAR, NEAR POWER HOUSE P.S. BIHIYA, DISTRICT BHOJPUR BIHAR 802152
Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Not checked by VoiceOfVillage unless marked verified. Phone numbers and hours appear only when the source lists them; call before you travel. openstreetmap.org/copyright Bank branches: RBI IFSC lists (via github.com/razorpay/ifsc, public domain). Post offices: India Post, All India Pincode Directory (data.gov.in, GODL-India).
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Vankat is a village in Behea block of Bhojpur district, Bihar, India.
Vankat is in Bhojpur district of Bihar.
Vankat comes under the Kalyanpur gram panchayat.
Vankat is written वनकट.
The pincode of Vankat, Behea, Bhojpur is 802183.
Vankat is in the Behea development block (Local Government Directory).
The Local Government Directory (LGD) code of Vankat is 958333.
Villages near Vankat include Ahpura (within ~25 km), Barhampur (within ~25 km), Udwantnagar (within ~25 km), Bajruha (within ~25 km), Dewria (within ~25 km).
The sarpanch of Vankat has not yet been verified on VoiceOfVillage. We publish a sarpanch's name only after they verify with an election certificate; until then the elected sarpanch is listed on the eGramSwaraj portal, by the State Election Commission and at the panchayat or block office.
Answers are built from the village's official records (LGD, Census 2011, Election Commission data). If something is wrong, verified residents can correct it after claiming.
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Pacific Ocean status (NOAA, 8 Oct 2026): El Niño Advisory
There is no El Niño forecast for individual villages. El Niño is a pattern in the Pacific Ocean; how much it changes rainfall here also depends on other conditions, and it does not mean drought everywhere.
Local rainfall estimates are not available yet.
Long-term district average for October: 45.1 mm (IMD normal, 1951–2000)
Not a weather forecast. For forecasts and warnings, follow IMD and official alerts.
District climate page →Latest reports from markets in Bhojpur district, within the last 14 days.
Latest reports up to 30 Oct 2026. Prices in ₹ per quintal.
| Commodity | Market | Min | Max | Modal | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple | Aarah APMC | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Onion | Aarah APMC | 4,600 | 4,600 | 4,600 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Onion · 1st Sort | Piro APMC | 4,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Onion · Medium | Piro APMC | 4,400 | 4,400 | 4,400 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Potato · Jyoti | Piro APMC | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Potato | Aarah APMC | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Potato · Red Nanital | Piro APMC | 1,400 | 1,400 | 1,400 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Potato | Piro APMC | 800 | 800 | 800 | 30 Oct 2026 |
Source: AGMARKNET, Directorate of Marketing & Inspection, via data.gov.in (Government Open Data Licence – India). All markets →
These are wholesale mandi (APMC) prices in ₹ per quintal as reported to AGMARKNET — not the retail price in Vankat's shops. Best mandi price near Vankat →
Distances are approximate (India Post PIN code data).
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Income support of ₹6,000 a year, paid in three equal instalments, to land-holding farmer families.
At least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment a year for rural households whose adults volunteer for unskilled manual work.
Assistance to build a house for eligible rural households.
Health cover for hospital treatment for eligible families.
Subsidised food grains through the public distribution system for eligible households.
Old-age pension for BPL persons aged 60 and above: ₹200 a month up to age 79 and ₹500 after; widow and disability pensions too.
Assured pension of ₹3,000 a month at age 60 for unorganised workers who join and contribute.
Atal Pension Yojana and low-cost life and accident insurance schemes, opened through your bank.
Loans up to ₹10 lakh for non-farm small and micro enterprises (₹20 lakh after repaying an earlier Tarun loan).
Bank loans between ₹10 lakh and ₹1 crore for SC/ST and women entrepreneurs setting up a new enterprise.
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