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About Banamalichak Village

Banamalichak is a small village in Kharagpur II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 126, made up of 59 males and 67 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,136 females per 1000 males. The village covers 23.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banamalichak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banamalichak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Kharagpur II
Pincode 721301
Area (hectares) 23.84 hectares
Population 126
Male Population 59
Female Population 67
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,136
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 Banamalichak compares

By the 2011 count Banamalichak is the 270th largest of the 317 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 560 residents. Its 23.84 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Banamalichak

Banamalichak is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Banamalichak 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Banamalichak from other places

Banamalichak lies about 13 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Balichak, about under 2 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 Banamalichak
Nearest railway station Balichak under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kharagpur II 13 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 13 km
Nearest town Kharagpur 24 km

Villages closest to Banamalichak

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kharagpur II 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 Banamalichak

As per the Census of India 2011, Banamalichak village had a population of 126. That makes it the 270th largest of the 317 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 560 residents.

Banamalichak village has 59 males and 67 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banamalichak has about 1136 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Banamalichak is 721301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banamalichak covers 23.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Banamalichak falls under Kharagpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Banamalichak is Balichak, about under 2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Banamalichak.

Banamalichak is about 13 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banamalichak is in Kharagpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Balichak is about under 2 km away. Kharagpur II is about 13 km away. Paschim Medinipur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alichak (under 2 km), Amlichak (under 2 km) and Chak Sandharbatitaki (under 2 km).

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

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