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About Banksimul Village

Banksimul is a small village in Chhatna tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 411, made up of 213 males and 198 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722139, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banksimul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banksimul village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Chhatna
Pincode 722139
Area (hectares) 82.01 hectares
Population 411
Male Population 213
Female Population 198
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banksimul compares

By the 2011 count Banksimul is the 172nd largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 685 residents. Its 82.01 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Banksimul

Banksimul is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Banksimul as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bandardihi, Bandayagal, Bangaon and Banjurya. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Banksimul

As per the Census of India 2011, Banksimul village had a population of 411. That makes it the 172nd largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 685 residents.

Banksimul village has 213 males and 198 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banksimul has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Banksimul is 722139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banksimul covers 82.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Banksimul falls under Chhatna tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Banksimul notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Banksimul.

Banksimul is in Chhatna tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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