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About Banamalipur Village

Banamalipur is a large village in Chanditala I tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,443, made up of 1,813 males and 1,630 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 256.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712706, 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 Chanditala I
Pincode 712706
Area (hectares) 256.24 hectares
Population 3,443
Male Population 1,813
Female Population 1,630
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Banamalipur compares

By the 2011 count Banamalipur is the 9th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,227 residents. Its 256.24 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Banamalipur

Banamalipur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Banamalipur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Chanditala I 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 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 Banamalipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Banamalipur village had a population of 3,443. That makes it the 9th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,227 residents.

Banamalipur village has 1,813 males and 1,630 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banamalipur has about 899 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 Banamalipur is 712706. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banamalipur covers 256.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Banamalipur falls under Chanditala I 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 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village 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 Chanditala I tehsil of Hugli district. Porabazar is about under 2 km away. Tarakeswar is about 16 km away. Chanditala I 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 Alipur (under 2 km), Haripur (6.8 km) and Sandhipur (7.3 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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