Banupur is a

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Sankrail Sankrail is a census town in Sankrail CD Block of Howrah Sadar subdivision in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration. Geography Sankrail is located at . It has an average elevation of 2& ...

CD Block of

Howrah Sadar subdivision Howrah Sadar subdivision is a subdivision of the Howrah district in the state of West Bengal, India. It consists of Howrah municipal corporation and five community development blocs: Bally Jagacha, Domjur, Panchla, Sankrail and Jagatballavpur. Th ...

in Howrah district in the

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. It is a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration.

Demographics

As per

2011 Census of India The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information ...

Banupur had a total population of 9,626 of which 5,210 (54%) were males and 4,416 (46%) were females. Population below 6 years was 1,251. The total number of literates in Banupur was 6,401 (76.43% of the population over 6 years). Banupur was part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration in 2011 census. India

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, Banupur had a population of 11,645. Males constitute 63% of the population and females 37%. Banupur has an average literacy rate of 66%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 69% of the males and 31% of females literate. 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Personality

The family of the renowned artist

Nandalal Bose Nandalal Bose (3 December 1882 – 16 April 1966) was one of the pioneers of modern Indian art and a key figure of Contextual Modernism. A pupil of Abanindranath Tagore, Bose was known for his "Indian style" of painting. He became the principa ...

belonged to Banupur. He used to visit Banupur regularly.

Transport

Satyen Bose Road (Sankrail Station Road) is the artery of the town.

Bus

Private Bus

* 69

Sankrail railway station The Sankrail railway station in the Indian state of West Bengal, serves Sankrail, India in Howrah district. It is on the Howrah–Kharagpur line. It is from Howrah station Howrah railway station, also known as Howrah Junction, is a rail ...

Howrah Station Howrah railway station, also known as Howrah Junction, is a railway station located in the city of Howrah, West Bengal, India. It is also the oldest and largest existing railway complex in India. It is one of the busiest train stations in the w ...

Mini Bus

* 24

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Shapoorji Housing Estate * Sarenga (Kolatala More) -

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Train

on Howrah-Kharagpur line is the nearest railway station.

References

{{Howrah District Cities and towns in Howrah district Neighbourhoods in Kolkata Kolkata Metropolitan Area