| Bankot | |
| Other Name: | Bawan-kot |
| Nickname: | BKT |
| Settlement Type: | village |
| Pushpin Map: | India Maharashtra |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Maharashtra, India |
| Coordinates: | 17.9833°N 73.05°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Maharashtra |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Ratnagiri |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Elevation M: | 46 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Marathi |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | 02350 |
| Registration Plate: | MH-08 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Mahad, Mandangad, Shrivardhan |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Sex ratio |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | MlF ♂/♀ |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | Literacy |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | 100%% |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Climate |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | cool (Köppen) |
Bankot is a town in Maharashtra, India. It became part of the Bombay Presidency in 1756.
Its most famous structure is Bankot Fort, which was the first residency of the British Raj in Southern Konkan.
Mango is one of the most important crops of this village, and mango trees occupy about 60 per-cent of the land used to cultivate fruit. Hill-slopes near the coast where drainage is assured and climatic conditions are ideal, present the most suitable site for mango cultivation. Cashew nut stands next in importance to mango and occupies nearly one-third of the area used to cultivate fruit. Banana and coconut are grown on a smaller scale.
Sand dredging and mining have been major businesses since the 20th century.
1.German Parkar High School (Urdu)
2.Dr. A. R. Undre High School (English)
3.Undre college of commerce (English)
There are two kindergartens (Bal-wadi) for local kids (Urdu medium and Marathi medium. Literacy in Bankot is almost 99%
The temperatures range from a minimum of 20 °C and can go up to around the 34 °C mark. Heavy rain and thunderstorms can be expected in monsoon season.
Karanjadi - 59 km. Veer - 67 km. Mangaon - 87 km. Khed- 70 km
Lohagaon, Pune - 203 km. Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai - 180 km. Kolhapur - 240 km. Ratnagiri - 150 km.[1]