Bankur, Itahar, Dinajpur Uttar, West Bengal, India

Content updated on May 17, 2024.

Geographic Location of Bankur


The village Bankur is located in Itahar C.D.Block of Dinajpur Uttar District in the State of West Bengal in India. It comes under Itahar Community Development Block.

Travel and Communication for Bankur


There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Bankur


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Bankur is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Bankur is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Bankur


As per available data from the year 2009, 995 persons live in 204 house holds in the village Bankur. There are 479 female individuals and 516 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.14% and males constitute 51.86% of the total population.

There are 442 scheduled castes persons of which 214 are females and 228 are males. Females constitute 48.42% and males constitute 51.58% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 44.42% of the total population.

There are 29 scheduled tribes persons of which 14 are females and 15 are males. Females constitute 48.28% and males constitute 51.72% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 2.91% of the total population.

Population density of Bankur is 896.07 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Bankur


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Total area of Bankur is 111.04 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 91.39 ha. About 17 ha is un-irrigated area. About 74.39 ha is irrigated area. About 50.39 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 24 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 18.65 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 1 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Bankur


There is a government pre-primary school in the village Bankur.

There is a government primary school in the village Bankur.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Itahar, which is 5-10 kms away from Bankur.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Itahar, which is 5-10 kms away from Bankur.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Itahar, which is 5-10 kms away from Bankur.

Colleges in Bankur


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Ranipur, which is 5-10 kms away from Bankur.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Jalpaiguri, which is more than 10 kms away from Bankur.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Siliguri, which is more than 10 kms away from Bankur.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Kolkata, which is more than 10 kms away from Bankur.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Raiganj, which is more than 10 kms away from Bankur.

Other Educational Facilities in Bankur


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Karnajora, which is more than 10 kms away from Bankur.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Karnajora, which is more than 10 kms away from Bankur.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Karnajora, which is more than 10 kms away from Bankur.

Healthcare Facilities in Bankur


There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Bankur.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Bankur.

There is a primary health sub-centre 5-10 kms away from Bankur.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Bankur.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Bankur.

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Bankur.

There is a alternative medicine hospital 5-10 kms away from Bankur.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Bankur.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Bankur.

There is a mobile health centre 5-10 kms away from Bankur.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Bankur.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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