Bankra is a

census town In India and some other countries, a census town is designated as a town that satisfies certain characteristics. India In India, a census town is one which is not statutorily notified and administered as a town, but nevertheless whose population ...

in the

Hingalganj Hingalganj is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Basirhat subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Etymology The name Hingalganj came after the name of Tillman Henkel, distr ...

CD block in the

Basirhat subdivision Basirhat subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. History In 1757, the East India Company obtained the ''zamindari'' or land-holders rights of the 24 Parganas Zamindari ...

of the

North 24 Parganas district North 24 Parganas (abv. 24 PGS (N)) or sometimes North Twenty Four Parganas is a district in southern West Bengal, of eastern India. North 24 Parganas extends in the tropical zone from latitude 22° 11′ 6″ north to 23° 15′ 2″ north and ...

in the state of

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Geography

Location

Bankra is located at .

Area overview

The area shown in the map is a part of the Ichhamati-Raimangal Plain, located in the lower

Ganges Delta The Ganges Delta (also known the Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta, the Sundarbans Delta or the Bengal Delta) is a river delta predominantly covering the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent, consisting of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Be ...

. It contains soil of mature black or brownish

loam Loam (in geology and soil science) is soil composed mostly of sand (particle size > ), silt (particle size > ), and a smaller amount of clay (particle size < ). By weight, its mineral composition is about 40–40–20% concentration of sand–si ...

to recent

alluvium Alluvium (, ) is loose clay, silt, sand, or gravel that has been deposited by running water in a stream bed, on a floodplain, in an alluvial fan or beach, or in similar settings. Alluvium is also sometimes called alluvial deposit. Alluvium is ...

. Numerous rivers, creeks and ''khals'' criss-cross the area. The tip of the

Sundarbans National Park Sundarbans National Park is a national park in West Bengal, India, and core part of tiger reserve and Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve, biosphere reserve. It is part of the Sundarbans on the Ganges Delta and adjacent to the Sundarban Reserve Fores ...

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. A large section of the area is a part of the

Sundarbans settlements Sundarbans (; pronounced ) is a mangrove forest area in the Ganges Delta formed by the confluence of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna Rivers in the Bay of Bengal. It spans the area from the Hooghly River in India's state of West Bengal to t ...

. 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. 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

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).

Infrastructure

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

Healthcare

Sanderbil Rural Hospital at

Sandelerbil Sandelerbil is a village and a gram panchayat in the Hingalganj CD block in the Basirhat subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Sanselerbil is located at . Villages in Sandelerb ...

, with 30 beds, is the main medical facility in Hingalganj CD block.

References

{{North 24 Parganas District Cities and towns in North 24 Parganas district