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About Bankudi Village

Bankudi is a mid sized village in Balarampur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 560, made up of 291 males and 269 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bankudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankudi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Balarampur
Pincode 723152
Area (hectares) 132.33 hectares
Population 560
Male Population 291
Female Population 269
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
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 Bankudi compares

By the 2011 count Bankudi is the 69th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,284 residents. Its 132.33 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Bankudi

Bankudi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bankudi 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. The nearest villages by name are Atebela, Baghadih, Baikunthapur Alias Samurdi and Balarampur. 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 Bankudi

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankudi village had a population of 560. That makes it the 69th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,284 residents.

Bankudi village has 291 males and 269 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankudi has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Bankudi is 723152. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bankudi covers 132.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bankudi falls under Balarampur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bankudi notes the nearest railway station 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 Bankudi.

Bankudi is in Balarampur tehsil of Puruliya 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 Bankudi today is likely to be higher.

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