Bhankrota
Bhankrota or Bang Rota is a residential locality within Jaipur, India. Started by the 1980s, it boomed in population in the late 1990s.
Bhankrota Bhakrot, Baklota, Bangrota | |
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Urban | |
  Bhankrota Location in Rajasthan, India  Bhankrota Bhankrota (India) | |
| Coordinates: 26°52′9″N 75°41′26″E | |
| Country |  |
| State | Rajasthan |
| District | Jaipur |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Telephone code | 0141 |
| Vehicle registration | RJ 14 |
| Nearest city | Jaipur |
Description /Entertainment
Bhankrota is known for its residential and students living centre. There are a number of restaurants in the locality including a small market which is connected to each block of the larger town that also provides for a wonderful shopping experience. Bhankrota is approximately 15 km from the Jaipur Junction railway station. It is a very lively locality due to the presence of the national highway which connects major cities of India like Delhi, Jaipur, Ahmedabad and Mumbai passes through Bhankrota.
At Bhankrota bus stand, for supplying drinking water to the locality there is an old water tank which was inaugurated by the queen of United Kingdom Elizabeth II on 22 January 1961, the exact day when Bhankrota was electrified.
The rapid urbanisation of Jaipur has led to mushrooming of such societies all over the city, noted societies are now coming out at Jaisinghpura, 3 km away from Bhankrota which is also resident to many Nepalese and NRIs. There are several migrants of Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Karela near Keshopura.
Getting there
Train
The nearest Metro stations are Mansarover (5 km) and Sodala (7 km). The Blue Line of the Metro, which starts from Chandpole, connects Bhankrota to Civil Line and Jhotwara.
Bus routes
- Bagru–Naila–Bagru
- Bhamboria–Bobas
- Chandpole–Bhankrota (Low Floor Bus)
- Bhankrota–Kukas–Amer
- Bagru–Jaipur Link
Education
Bhankrota is known for its educational campuses. The Rajasthan Engineering College or Rajasthan Institute of Engineering and Technology (RIET), Rajasthan Engineering College for Women (RCEW), Kandoi Paramedical Institute (KPI) and Kandoi Hospital, Swabhimaan ITI College, Jaisinghpura, Polytechnic College, Rajasthan Dental College and Hospital (RDCH, Jaipur) are among the primary educational Institutes in the locality. The Rajasthan Dental College and Hospital is located just 10 km from Bhankrota on Ajmer Road, Bagru.
FM radio
- Radio 7 - 90.7 FM
- Radio City - 91.1 FM
- Big 92.7 Fm - 92.7 FM (via. Ajmer)
- Red FM - 93.5 FM
- My Fm - 94.3 FM
- Fm Tadka - 95.0 FM
- Radio Mirchi - 98.3 FM
- Vividh Bharti/Pink City FM - 101.2 FM
- Gyan Vani - 106.1 FM
- Love Mirchi - 104 FM