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Bankra is a census town in Domjur CD Block of Howrah Sadar subdivision in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration.[1]
Geography
Bankra is located at Template:Coord.[2] It has an average elevation of 8 metres (26 feet).
Demographics
As per 2011 Census of India Bankra had a total population of 63,957 of which 33,079 (52%) were males and 30,878 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 8,911. The total number of literates in Bankra was 41,560 (75.50% of the population over 6 years).[3]
Bankra was part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration in 2011 census.[4]
Template:As of India census,[5] Bankra had a population of 48,403. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Transport
Makardaha Road is the artery of the town.
Bus
Private Bus
- 63 Domjur - Howrah Station
- E43 Dihibhursut - Howrah Station
- E44 Rampur - Howrah Station
- E53 Narit - Howrah Station
- L3 Jhikhira/Muchighata - Howrah Station
Mini Bus
- 16 Domjur - Howrah Station
- 27 Bankra - Park Circus
- 31 Makardaha - Khidirpur
- 34 Purash - Howrah Station
- 35 Hantal - Howrah Station
CTC Bus
- C11/1 Munsirhat - Howrah Station
Bus Routes Without Numbers
- Pancharul - Howrah Station
- Udaynarayanpur - Howrah Station
- Rajbalhat - Howrah Station
- Tarakeswar - Howrah Station
Train
Dasnagar railway station and Bankranayabaz railway station are the nearest railway stations.
References
- ↑ District-wise list of stautory towns. Census Commission of India. Retrieved 2009-01-28.
- ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Bankra
- ↑ C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA). Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ↑ Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011. Census of India 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ↑ Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). Census Commission of India. Retrieved 2008-11-01.