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About Bonkanda Village

Bonkanda is a large village in Barasat II tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,753, made up of 1,427 males and 1,326 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743428, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bonkanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bonkanda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Barasat II
Pincode 743428
Area (hectares) 154.72 hectares
Population 2,753
Male Population 1,427
Female Population 1,326
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bonkanda compares

By the 2011 count Bonkanda is the 29th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,486 residents. Its 154.72 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 919.

Getting to Bonkanda

Bonkanda is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bonkanda as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bharparabara Mallik, Bil Bheli, Bilasi and Bilbauchandi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Bonkanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Bonkanda village had a population of 2,753. That makes it the 29th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,486 residents.

Bonkanda village has 1,427 males and 1,326 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bonkanda has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Bonkanda is 743428. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bonkanda covers 154.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bonkanda falls under Barasat II tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bonkanda notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bonkanda.

Bonkanda is in Barasat II tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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