Bankura is a district in West Bengal State of India. It has a total of 22 Blocks in this district. The district has an total area of 6,882 sq km. There are 12 towns and 241 villages in this district.
As per census Bankura District has a population of 3,596,674 in 2011 out of which 1,838,095 are male and 1,758,579 are female. Population of Bankura District in 2020/2021 is 3,830,349(estimates as per aadhar uidai.gov.in feb 2019 data). Literate people are 2,232,992 out of 1,299,337 are male and 933,655 are female. People living in Bankura District depend on multiple skills, total workers are 1,466,220 out of which men are 1,050,822 and women are 415,398. Total 238,179 Cultivators are depended on agriculture farming out of 226,414 are cultivated by men and 11,765 are women. 303,270 people works in agricultural land as labor, men are 219,998 and 83,272 are women. Bankura District sex ratio is 957 females per 1000 of males. Next Bankura District Census will be in 2021.
The district has an total area of 6,882 sq km., 90.47 sq km is urban and 6791.53 sq km is rural. Out of total population of 3,992,309 in the district, 299,773 are in urban area and 3,296,901 are in rural area. 65,743 households are in urban, 701,159 are in rural area. 230,340 literate people are in urban, 2,002,652 are in rural area.
Geography of Bankura
Languages spoken are Bengali
| Blocks | Population 2011 | Male | Female | Households |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saltora | 135,980 | 69,732 | 66,248 | 28,115 |
| Mejhia | 86,188 | 44,575 | 41,613 | 17,659 |
| Gangajalghati | 180,974 | 93,252 | 87,722 | 37,878 |
| Chhatna | 195,038 | 99,523 | 95,515 | 40,009 |
| Indpur | 156,522 | 80,556 | 75,966 | 31,668 |
| Bankura I | 107,685 | 55,079 | 52,606 | 21,917 |
| Bankura II | 140,864 | 72,302 | 68,562 | 29,502 |
| Barjora | 202,049 | 103,769 | 98,280 | 44,421 |
| Sonamukhi | 158,697 | 81,610 | 77,087 | 35,022 |
| Patrasayer | 184,070 | 93,614 | 90,456 | 40,653 |
| Indus | 169,783 | 86,697 | 83,086 | 37,650 |
| Kotulpur | 188,775 | 96,394 | 92,381 | 41,119 |
| Jaypur | 156,920 | 80,138 | 76,782 | 34,491 |
| Vishnupur | 156,822 | 79,941 | 76,881 | 33,793 |
| Onda | 252,984 | 129,248 | 123,736 | 53,006 |
| Taldangra | 147,893 | 74,999 | 72,894 | 31,312 |
| Simlapal | 143,038 | 73,008 | 70,030 | 29,836 |
| Khatra | 117,030 | 60,058 | 56,972 | 25,228 |
| Hirbandh | 83,834 | 42,917 | 40,917 | 17,249 |
| Ranibundh | 119,089 | 60,290 | 58,799 | 25,953 |
| Raipur | 171,377 | 87,339 | 84,038 | 37,141 |
| Sarenga | 106,808 | 54,168 | 52,640 | 22,020 |
Bankura District Blocks Map