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About Bantir Village

Bantir is one of the larger villages in Raina I tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,176, made up of 2,636 males and 2,540 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 659.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bantir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bantir village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Raina I
Pincode 713101
Area (hectares) 659.01 hectares
Population 5,176
Male Population 2,636
Female Population 2,540
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bantir compares

By the 2011 count Bantir is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,563 residents. Its 659.01 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Bantir

Bantir is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bantir as Available within 10+ 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 Balla, Bamunia, Banagram and Bandgachha. 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 Bantir

As per the Census of India 2011, Bantir village had a population of 5,176. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,563 residents.

Bantir village has 2,636 males and 2,540 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bantir has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Bantir is 713101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bantir covers 659.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bantir falls under Raina I tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bantir.

Bantir is in Raina I 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.

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

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