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About Bankrishnapur Village

Bankrishnapur is a mid sized village in Chanditala I tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,610, made up of 867 males and 743 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712701, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bankrishnapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankrishnapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Chanditala I
Pincode 712701
Area (hectares) 81.94 hectares
Population 1,610
Male Population 867
Female Population 743
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 857
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 Bankrishnapur compares

By the 2011 count Bankrishnapur is the 26th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,227 residents. Its 81.94 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Bankrishnapur

The census records public bus service for Bankrishnapur 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 Bankrishnapur from other places

Bankrishnapur lies about 30 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Dankuni, about 2.3 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 Bankrishnapur
Nearest railway station Dankuni 2.3 km
Nearest town Bankra 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Chanditala I 30 km
District headquarters Hugli 30 km

Villages closest to Bankrishnapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chanditala I 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 Bankrishnapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankrishnapur village had a population of 1,610. That makes it the 26th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,227 residents.

Bankrishnapur village has 867 males and 743 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankrishnapur has about 857 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Bankrishnapur is 712701. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bankrishnapur covers 81.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bankrishnapur falls under Chanditala I tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bankrishnapur is Dankuni, about 2.3 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 Bankrishnapur.

Bankrishnapur is about 30 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bankrishnapur is in Chanditala I tehsil of Hugli district. Dankuni is about 2.3 km away. Bankra is about 7.5 km away. Chanditala I is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Krishnarampur (under 2 km), Akuni (2.5 km) and Kumirmora (5.3 km).

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

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