Skip to main content

About Banpara Village

Banpara is a mid sized village in Chinsurah Magra tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 963, made up of 496 males and 467 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 18.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banpara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banpara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Chinsurah Magra
Pincode 712148
Area (hectares) 18.2 hectares
Population 963
Male Population 496
Female Population 467
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
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 Banpara compares

By the 2011 count Banpara is the 35th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents. Its 18.2 hectares work out to about 53 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Banpara

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

Banpara lies about 20 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed), about 5.2 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 Banpara
Nearest railway station Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed) 5.2 km
Nearest town Ashoknagar Kalyangarh 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Chinsurah Magra 20 km
District headquarters Hugli 20 km

Villages closest to Banpara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chinsurah Magra 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 Banpara

As per the Census of India 2011, Banpara village had a population of 963. That makes it the 35th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents.

Banpara village has 496 males and 467 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banpara has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Banpara is 712148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banpara covers 18.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 53 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Banpara falls under Chinsurah Magra tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Banpara is Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed), about 5.2 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 Banpara.

Banpara is about 20 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banpara is in Chinsurah Magra tehsil of Hugli district. Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed) is about 5.2 km away. Ashoknagar Kalyangarh is about 7.4 km away. Chinsurah Magra is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Fatepur (2.8 km), Hansghara (3.8 km) and Benipur (6.2 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.