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About Bantra Village

Bantra is one of the larger villages in Jaynagar I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,508, made up of 6,454 males and 6,054 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 720.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743337, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bantra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bantra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Jaynagar I
Pincode 743337
Area (hectares) 720.61 hectares
Population 12,508
Male Population 6,454
Female Population 6,054
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bantra compares

By the 2011 count Bantra is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,336 residents. Its 720.61 hectares work out to about 17 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 943.

Getting to Bantra

Bantra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bantra as Available within 5 - 10 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 Bantra from other places

Bantra lies about 13 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Dakshin Barasat‎, about 7.2 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 Bantra
Nearest railway station Dakshin Barasat‎ 7.2 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaynagar I 13 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 13 km

Villages closest to Bantra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jaynagar I 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 Bantra

As per the Census of India 2011, Bantra village had a population of 12,508. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,336 residents.

Bantra village has 6,454 males and 6,054 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bantra 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 943.

The pincode recorded for Bantra is 743337. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bantra covers 720.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bantra falls under Jaynagar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bantra is Dakshin Barasat‎, about 7.2 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bantra.

Bantra is about 13 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bantra is in Jaynagar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Dakshin Barasat‎ is about 7.2 km away. Jaynagar Majilpur is about 11 km away. Jaynagar I 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 Purba Bantra (2.5 km), Rajpur Korabag (3.0 km) and Kamaria (3.2 km).

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

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