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About Banchatul Village

Banchatul is a mid sized village in Keshiary tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 939, made up of 498 males and 441 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721424, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banchatul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banchatul village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Keshiary
Pincode 721424
Area (hectares) 140.22 hectares
Population 939
Male Population 498
Female Population 441
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banchatul compares

By the 2011 count Banchatul is the 51st largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 741 residents. Its 140.22 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Banchatul

Banchatul is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Banchatul as Available within <5 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 Bagaria, Baghra, Bahana and Balichhincha. 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 Banchatul

As per the Census of India 2011, Banchatul village had a population of 939. That makes it the 51st largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 741 residents.

Banchatul village has 498 males and 441 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banchatul has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Banchatul is 721424. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banchatul covers 140.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Banchatul falls under Keshiary tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

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

Banchatul is in Keshiary 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 Banchatul today is likely to be higher.

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