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About Bankakul Village

Bankakul is a mid sized village in Debra tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,287, made up of 662 males and 625 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721156, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bankakul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankakul village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Debra
Pincode 721156
Area (hectares) 155.47 hectares
Population 1,287
Male Population 662
Female Population 625
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bankakul compares

By the 2011 count Bankakul is the 34th largest of the 432 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 600 residents. Its 155.47 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Bankakul

Bankakul is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bankakul as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bali Chak, Balichak, Ballabhpur and Ban Barasati. 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 Bankakul

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankakul village had a population of 1,287. That makes it the 34th largest of the 432 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 600 residents.

Bankakul village has 662 males and 625 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankakul has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Bankakul is 721156. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bankakul covers 155.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bankakul falls under Debra tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bankakul notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bankakul.

Bankakul is in Debra tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 Bankakul today is likely to be higher.

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