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About Layek Band Village

Layek Band is a large village in Vishnupur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,325, made up of 1,717 males and 1,608 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 985.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722157, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Layek Band Overview

Census 2011 figures for Layek Band village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Vishnupur
Pincode 722157
Area (hectares) 985.65 hectares
Population 3,325
Male Population 1,717
Female Population 1,608
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Layek Band compares

By the 2011 count Layek Band is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,066 residents. Its 985.65 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Layek Band

Layek Band is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Layek Band as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kulupukur, Kural Bari, Kushtara and Kusum Bani. 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 Layek Band

As per the Census of India 2011, Layek Band village had a population of 3,325. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,066 residents.

Layek Band village has 1,717 males and 1,608 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Layek Band has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Layek Band is 722157. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Layek Band covers 985.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Layek Band falls under Vishnupur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Layek Band 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 village for Layek Band.

Layek Band is in Vishnupur 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 Layek Band today is likely to be higher.

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