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About Bankura Village

Bankura is a village in Maheshpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The village covers 34 hectares hectares.

Bankura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankura village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Maheshpur
Area (hectares) 34 hectares

How far is Bankura from other places

Bankura lies about 25 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Murarai, about 5.8 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Bankura
Nearest railway station Murarai 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Maheshpur 8.6 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 13 km
District headquarters Pakur 25 km

Villages closest to Bankura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Maheshpur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Bankura

Bankura covers 34 hectares as recorded in the census.

Bankura falls under Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bankura is Murarai, about 5.8 km away in a straight line.

Bankura is about 25 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bankura is in Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district. Murarai is about 5.8 km away. Maheshpur is about 8.6 km away. Nalhāti is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ganeshpur (under 2 km), Kuarpur (2.2 km) and Gadarpara (2.4 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bankura today is likely to be higher.

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