About Bankipur Village

Bankipur is a mid sized village in Deshopran tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 841, made up of 434 males and 407 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721442, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bankipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankipur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Medinipur
Tehsil	Deshopran
Pincode	721442
Area (hectares)	53.18 hectares
Population	841
Male Population	434
Female Population	407
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	938
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bankipur compares

By the 2011 count Bankipur is the 81st largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents. Its 53.18 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Bankipur

Bankipur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bankipur as Available within 5 - 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 Bankipur from other places

Bankipur lies about 30 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Kanthi, about 14 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 Bankipur
Nearest town	Contai	12 km
Nearest railway station	Kanthi	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Deshopran	30 km
District headquarters	Purba Medinipur	30 km

Villages closest to Bankipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankipur village had a population of 841. That makes it the 81st largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents.

Bankipur village has 434 males and 407 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankipur has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Bankipur is 721442. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bankipur covers 53.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bankipur falls under Deshopran tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bankipur is Kanthi, about 14 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bankipur.

Bankipur is about 30 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bankipur is in Deshopran tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Contai is about 12 km away. Kanthi is about 14 km away. Deshopran is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.