About Banpura Village

Banpura is a mid sized village in Sankrail tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 606, made up of 304 males and 302 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banpura village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Sankrail
Pincode	721143
Area (hectares)	59.08 hectares
Population	606
Male Population	304
Female Population	302
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	993
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Banpura compares

By the 2011 count Banpura is the 52nd largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 466 residents. Its 59.08 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Banpura

Banpura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Banpura as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Banpura from other places

Banpura lies about 81 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Baruipara, about 7.3 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 Banpura
Nearest railway station	Baruipara	7.3 km
Nearest town	Baidyabāti	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sankrail	21 km
District headquarters	Paschim Medinipur	81 km

Villages closest to Banpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banpura village had a population of 606. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 466 residents.

Banpura village has 304 males and 302 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banpura has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Banpura is 721143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banpura covers 59.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Banpura falls under Sankrail tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Banpura is Baruipara, about 7.3 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Banpura.

Banpura is about 81 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banpura is in Sankrail tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Baruipara is about 7.3 km away. Baidyabāti is about 16 km away. Sankrail is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.