About Bankul Village

Bankul is a mid sized village in Ausgram II tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,861, made up of 948 males and 913 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 406.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bankul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankul village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Barddhaman
Tehsil	Ausgram II
Pincode	713126
Area (hectares)	406.42 hectares
Population	1,861
Male Population	948
Female Population	913
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	963
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bankul compares

By the 2011 count Bankul is the 24th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,482 residents. Its 406.42 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Bankul

Bankul is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bankul as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bahadurpur, Baksibad Pogram, Balarambati and Balarampur. 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.

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Common questions about Bankul

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankul village had a population of 1,861. That makes it the 24th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,482 residents.

Bankul village has 948 males and 913 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankul has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Bankul is 713126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bankul covers 406.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bankul falls under Ausgram II tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bankul notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bankul.

Bankul is in Ausgram II tehsil of Barddhaman 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.