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About Bara Bankra Village

Bara Bankra is one of the larger villages in Swarupnagar tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,866, made up of 3,535 males and 3,331 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 267.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743427, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Bankra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Bankra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Swarupnagar
Pincode 743427
Area (hectares) 267.9 hectares
Population 6,866
Male Population 3,535
Female Population 3,331
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Bara Bankra compares

By the 2011 count Bara Bankra is the 8th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,873 residents. Its 267.9 hectares work out to about 26 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 949.

Getting to Bara Bankra

Bara Bankra 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 Bara Bankra as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bara Bankra from other places

Bara Bankra lies about 12 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Bhyabla Halt, about 12 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 Bara Bankra
Tehsil headquarters Swarupnagar 8.0 km
Nearest town Badūria 10 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 12 km
Nearest railway station Bhyabla Halt 12 km

Villages closest to Bara Bankra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Swarupnagar 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 Bara Bankra

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Bankra village had a population of 6,866. That makes it the 8th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,873 residents.

Bara Bankra village has 3,535 males and 3,331 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Bankra has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Bara Bankra is 743427. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Bankra covers 267.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bara Bankra falls under Swarupnagar tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bara Bankra is Bhyabla Halt, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Bara Bankra is about 12 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara Bankra is in Swarupnagar tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Swarupnagar is about 8.0 km away. Badūria is about 10 km away. North Twenty Four Parganas is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gokulpur (4.1 km), Nabat Kati (7.2 km) and Chituri (7.9 km).

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

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