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Bankra, North 24 Parganas

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Bankra
Census Town
Bankra Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Bankra Bankra (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 22°26′48″N 88°59′00″E / 22.446803°N 88.983346°E / 22.446803; 88.983346
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	North 24 Parganas
Area
• Total	3.1525 km² (1.2172 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	6,897
• Density	2,200/km² (5,700/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	74324
Telephone code	03217
Vehicle registration	WB-23, WB-24, WB-25, WB-26
Lok Sabha constituency	Basirhat
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Hingalganj

Bankra is a census town in the Hingalganj CD block in the Basirhat subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography[edit]

8km
5miles

Bidyadhari
River

Burokalabati
River

Raimangal River

Ichhamati
River

Sarapul

Sandeshkhali

Sandelerbil

Nazat

Murarisha

Matia

Malancha

Kalinagar

Iswarigachha

Hemnagar

Hasnabad

Haroa

Ghojadanga
check post

Bamanpukuria

Swarupnagar

Taki

Basirhat

Baduria

Uttar Bagundi

Sadigachhi

Raghunathpur

Mathurapur

Minakhan

Itinda

Hingalganj

Dhanyakuria

Deora

Dakshin Chatra

Dandirhat

Bankra

Balihati

Cities, towns and locations in Basirhat subdivision, North 24 Parganas district
M: municipal town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location[edit]

Bankra is located at 22°26′48″N 88°59′00″E / 22.446803°N 88.983346°E / 22.446803; 88.983346.

Area overview[edit]

The area shown in the map is a part of the Ichhamati-Raimangal Plain, located in the lower Ganges Delta. It contains soil of mature black or brownish loam to recent alluvium. Numerous rivers, creeks and khals criss-cross the area. The tip of the Sundarbans National Park is visible in the lower part of the map (shown in green but not marked). The larger full screen map shows the full forest area.^[1] A large section of the area is a part of the Sundarbans settlements.^[2] The densely populated area is an overwhelmingly rural area. Only 12.96% of the population lives in the urban areas and 87.04% of the population lives in the rural areas.^[3]^[4]

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics[edit]

According to the 2011 Census of India, Bankra had a total population of 6,897, of which 3,395 (49%) were males and 3,502 (51%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 927. The total number of literate persons in Bankra was 2,935 (49.16% of the population over 6 years).^[5]

Infrastructure[edit]

According to the District Census Handbook, North Twenty Four Parganas, 2011, Bankra covered an area of 3.1525 km². The protected water-supply involved overhead tank, tap water from treated sources, tube well/ bore well. It had 848 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities it had 1 maternity home, 1 TB hospital/ clinic. Among the educational facilities, it had 4 primary schools. Other educational facilities 4 km away at Hingalganj.^[6]

Healthcare[edit]

Sanderbil Rural Hospital at Sandelerbil, with 30 beds, is the main medical facility in Hingalganj CD block.^[7]

References[edit]

^ "District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 13. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 16 April 2018.

^ "District Human Development Report: South 24 Parganas". Chapter 9: Sundarbans and the Remote Islanders, p 290-311. Development & Planning Department, Government of West Bengal, 2009. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2019.

^ "District Statistical Handbook". North 24 Parganas 2013, Tables 2.1, 2.2, 2.4b. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2018.

^ "District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Map of North Twenty Four Parganas with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fifth page). Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 2 May 2018.

^ "District Census Handbook, North Twnty Four Parganas, Series 20, Part XII B" (PDF). Rural PCA-C.D. blocks wise Village Primary Census Abstract, location no. 324020, pages 38-39. Directorate of Census Operations West Bengal. Retrieved 18 June 2021.

^ "District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Section II Town Directory, Pages 781-783 Statement I: Growth History, Pages 799-803: Statement IV: Medical Facilities 2009, Pages 803-805 Section V: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 16 June 2021.

^ "Health & Family Welfare Department". Health Statistics. Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2018.

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Municipal cities/ towns
and census towns

Barasat Sadar subdivision	Anarbaria Ashoknagar Kalyangarh Bamangachhi Bara Bamonia Barasat Betpuli Bira Chak Barbaria Chandrapur Chatta Baria Deara Deulia Dhania Digha Duttapukur Gangapur Gobardanga Guma Habra Joypul Khorddabamonia Kokapur Koyra Kulberia Madhyamgram Maslandapur Nokpul Purbba Narayanpur Sadpur Shibalaya
Barrackpore subdivision	Babanpur Balibhara Bandipur Baranagar Barrackpore Barrackpur Cantonment Bhatpara Bilkanda Chak Kanthalia Chandpur Dogachhia Dum Dum Garshyamnagar Garulia Halisahar Ichhapur Defence Estate Jafarpur Jetia Kamarhati Kanchrapara Kaugachhi Khardaha Mohanpur Muragachha Nagdaha Naihati New Barrackpore Noapara, India North Barrackpur North Dumdum Palashi Palladaha Paltapara Panihati Patulia Ruiya Sodepur South Dumdum Talbandha Teghari Telenipara Titagarh
Bangaon subdivision	Bangaon Bara Chandpara Chhekati Chikanpara Dhakuria Shimulpur Sonatikiri Thakurnagar
Basirhat subdivision	Baduria Balihati Bankra Basirhat Dandirhat Dakshin Chatra Deora Dhanyakuria Hingalganj Itinda Minakhan Mathurapur Raghunathpur Sadigachhi Taki Uttar Bagundi
Bidhannagar subdivision	Basina Bhatenda Bidhannagar Bishnupur Chandpur Champagachhi Ghuni Jatragachhi Raigachhi Rekjuani Sulanggari

Locations
other than cities and towns

Barasat Sadar subdivision	Amdanaga Barbaria Berachampa Berunanpukuria Chandraketugarh Chhota Jagulia Deganga Hridaypur Krishnapur Madanpur Sabdalpur Shasan
Barrackpore subdivision	Bankipur Ichapore Karna Madhabpur Nilganj
Bangaon subdivision	Bagdah Gaighata Gopalnagar Kharua Rajapur Helencha Manikhira Nahata Naldugari Palla Petrapole Pipli Tengra
Basirhat subdivision	Bamanpukuria Chaita Champapukur Garakupi Ghojadanga Ghoshpur Haroa Hasnabad Hatgachha Hemnagar Iswarigachha Jhuruli Kalinagar Kholapota Khulna Malancha Matia Murarisha Nazat Sandelerbil Sandeshkhali Sarapul Swarupnagar

Neighbourhoods
of other cities
and towns in the district