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About Paschim Bankati Village

Paschim Bankati is a mid sized village in Dubrajpur tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 670, made up of 344 males and 326 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paschim Bankati Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paschim Bankati village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Dubrajpur
Pincode 731234
Area (hectares) 135.19 hectares
Population 670
Male Population 344
Female Population 326
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paschim Bankati compares

By the 2011 count Paschim Bankati is the 101st largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 954 residents. Its 135.19 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Paschim Bankati

Paschim Bankati is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Paschim Bankati as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Paschim Bankati from other places

Paschim Bankati lies about 65 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Panchra, about 3.4 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Paschim Bankati
Nearest railway station Panchra 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Dubrajpur 5.1 km
Nearest town Dubrājpur 5.1 km
District headquarters Birbhum 65 km

Villages closest to Paschim Bankati

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dubrajpur tehsil.

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 Paschim Bankati

As per the Census of India 2011, Paschim Bankati village had a population of 670. That makes it the 101st largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 954 residents.

Paschim Bankati village has 344 males and 326 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paschim Bankati has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Paschim Bankati is 731234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paschim Bankati covers 135.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paschim Bankati falls under Dubrajpur tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Paschim Bankati is Panchra, about 3.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 - 10 km distance for Paschim Bankati.

Paschim Bankati is about 65 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paschim Bankati is in Dubrajpur tehsil of Birbhum district. Panchra is about 3.4 km away. Dubrajpur is about 5.1 km away. Dubrājpur is about 5.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patalapur (under 2 km), Kumarbundra (under 2 km) and Belsara (under 2 km).

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

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