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About Bankishol Village

Bankishol is a small village in Patrasayer tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 447, made up of 218 males and 229 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,050 females per 1000 males. The village covers 190.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bankishol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankishol village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Patrasayer
Pincode 722206
Area (hectares) 190.53 hectares
Population 447
Male Population 218
Female Population 229
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,050
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bankishol compares

By the 2011 count Bankishol is the 118th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,226 residents. Its 190.53 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Bankishol

Bankishol is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bankishol as Available within 5 - 10 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 Balarampur, Balsi Dakshin Para, Balsi Purbapara and Bamria. 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 Bankishol

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankishol village had a population of 447. That makes it the 118th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,226 residents.

Bankishol village has 218 males and 229 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankishol has about 1050 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Bankishol is 722206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bankishol covers 190.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bankishol falls under Patrasayer tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bankishol.

Bankishol is in Patrasayer 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 Bankishol today is likely to be higher.

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