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About Banamalipur Village

Banamalipur is a mid sized village in Arambag tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,323, made up of 679 males and 644 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712428, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banamalipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banamalipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Arambag
Pincode 712428
Area (hectares) 74.5 hectares
Population 1,323
Male Population 679
Female Population 644
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
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 Banamalipur compares

By the 2011 count Banamalipur is the 72nd largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents. Its 74.5 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Banamalipur

Banamalipur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Banamalipur 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Banamalipur from other places

Banamalipur lies about 23 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Porabazar, about under 2 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 Banamalipur
Nearest railway station Porabazar under 2 km
Nearest town Tarakeswar 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Arambag 23 km
District headquarters Hugli 23 km

Villages closest to Banamalipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Arambag 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 Banamalipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Banamalipur village had a population of 1,323. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents.

Banamalipur village has 679 males and 644 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banamalipur 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 952.

The pincode recorded for Banamalipur is 712428. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banamalipur covers 74.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Banamalipur falls under Arambag tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Banamalipur is Porabazar, about under 2 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 km distance for Banamalipur.

Banamalipur is about 23 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banamalipur is in Arambag tehsil of Hugli district. Porabazar is about under 2 km away. Tarakeswar is about 16 km away. Arambag is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dihi Bagnan (4.2 km), Para Bagnan (4.2 km) and Purbbaharipur (6.8 km).

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

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