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About Bankumari Village

Bankumari is a small village in Garbeta II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 459, made up of 225 males and 234 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721253, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bankumari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankumari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Garbeta II
Pincode 721253
Area (hectares) 152.68 hectares
Population 459
Male Population 225
Female Population 234
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,040
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bankumari compares

By the 2011 count Bankumari is the 118th largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 565 residents. Its 152.68 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Bankumari

Bankumari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bankumari as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bandardola, Bandhi, Bandrisol and Bankati. 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 Bankumari

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankumari village had a population of 459. That makes it the 118th largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 565 residents.

Bankumari village has 225 males and 234 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankumari has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Bankumari is 721253. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bankumari covers 152.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bankumari falls under Garbeta II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bankumari.

Bankumari is in Garbeta II 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 Bankumari today is likely to be higher.

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