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About Banmukha Village

Banmukha is a mid sized village in Kotulpur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,585, made up of 802 males and 783 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 219.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banmukha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banmukha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Kotulpur
Pincode 722141
Area (hectares) 219.87 hectares
Population 1,585
Male Population 802
Female Population 783
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
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 Banmukha compares

By the 2011 count Banmukha is the 35th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,098 residents. Its 219.87 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Banmukha

Banmukha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Banmukha 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 Baladwip, Balarampur, Baliarpur and Balitha. 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 Banmukha

As per the Census of India 2011, Banmukha village had a population of 1,585. That makes it the 35th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,098 residents.

Banmukha village has 802 males and 783 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banmukha has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Banmukha is 722141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banmukha covers 219.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Banmukha falls under Kotulpur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Banmukha 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 Banmukha.

Banmukha is in Kotulpur 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 Banmukha today is likely to be higher.

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