About Bankra Village

Bankra is a small village in Jamboni tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 269, made up of 133 males and 136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bankra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankra village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Jamboni
Pincode	721507
Area (hectares)	152.96 hectares
Population	269
Male Population	133
Female Population	136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,023
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bankra compares

By the 2011 count Bankra is the 129th largest of the 269 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 405 residents. Its 152.96 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Bankra

Bankra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bankra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bankra from other places

Bankra lies about 64 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Gidhni, about 18 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 Bankra
Tehsil headquarters	Jamboni	15 km
Nearest railway station	Gidhni	18 km
Nearest town	Jhārgrām	21 km
District headquarters	Paschim Medinipur	64 km

Villages closest to Bankra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jamboni 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.

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Common questions about Bankra

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankra village had a population of 269. That makes it the 129th largest of the 269 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 405 residents.

Bankra village has 133 males and 136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankra has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Bankra is 721507. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bankra covers 152.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bankra falls under Jamboni tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bankra is Gidhni, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 - 10 km distance for Bankra.

Bankra is about 64 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bankra is in Jamboni tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Jamboni is about 15 km away. Gidhni is about 18 km away. Jhārgrām is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.