About Banspokhar Village

Banspokhar is a mid sized village in Goalpokhar I tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 818, made up of 405 males and 413 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 183.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banspokhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banspokhar village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil	Goalpokhar I
Pincode	733210
Area (hectares)	183.72 hectares
Population	818
Male Population	405
Female Population	413
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,020
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 Banspokhar compares

By the 2011 count Banspokhar is the 103rd largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents. Its 183.72 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Banspokhar

Banspokhar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Banspokhar 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 Banspokhar from other places

Banspokhar lies about 18 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Telta, about 2.9 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 Banspokhar
Nearest railway station	Telta	2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Goalpokhar I	18 km
District headquarters	Uttar Dinajpur	18 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	33 km

Villages closest to Banspokhar

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

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Common questions about Banspokhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Banspokhar village had a population of 818. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents.

Banspokhar village has 405 males and 413 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banspokhar has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Banspokhar is 733210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banspokhar covers 183.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Banspokhar falls under Goalpokhar I tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Banspokhar is Telta, about 2.9 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 Banspokhar.

Banspokhar is about 18 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banspokhar is in Goalpokhar I tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Telta is about 2.9 km away. Goalpokhar I is about 18 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.