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About Bankipur Village

Bankipur is a large village in Balagarh tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,285, made up of 1,142 males and 1,143 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,001 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bankipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Balagarh
Pincode 712123
Area (hectares) 145.28 hectares
Population 2,285
Male Population 1,142
Female Population 1,143
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,001
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bankipur compares

By the 2011 count Bankipur is the 23rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents. Its 145.28 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Bankipur

The census records public bus service for Bankipur as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bankipur from other places

Bankipur lies about 27 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Habra, 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 Bankipur
Nearest railway station Habra under 2 km
Nearest town Hābra 1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Balagarh 25 km
District headquarters Hugli 27 km

Villages closest to Bankipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankipur village had a population of 2,285. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents.

Bankipur village has 1,142 males and 1,143 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankipur has about 1001 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Bankipur is 712123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bankipur covers 145.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bankipur falls under Balagarh tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bankipur is Habra, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bankipur.

Bankipur is about 27 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bankipur is in Balagarh tehsil of Hugli district. Habra is about under 2 km away. Hābra is about 1.5 km away. Balagarh is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arazi Bhabanipur (under 2 km), Bhabanipur Char (under 2 km) and Kabura (under 2 km).

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

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