Bankura District West Bengal: Things to do in Bankura | Places to Visit in Bankura
Bankura district is an administrative district in the Indian
state of West Bengal. It is a part of Medinipur division, which is one of the
five administrative divisions of West Bengal. The headquarters of the district
is located in the city of Bankura. The district is also described as a
"connecting link" between the plains of Bengal in the east and the
Chota Nagpur Plateau in the west. According to local tradition, the district is
named after Banku Rai who had founded Bankura city.
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| Susunia Hill |
Area of Bankura
District
The area of the district is spread over an area of 6,882 square kilometers. The district shares its borders with the districts of Bankura, East Bardhaman, Paschim Bardhaman, Purulia, Jhargram, Pashim Medinipur and Hooghly.
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| Bakura District Map |
The district is divided into three sub divisions i.e. Bankura Sadar, Khatra and Bishunpur which are further divided into 22 development blocks, 3 municipalities, 190 gram panchayats and 5187 villages. The Damodar river flows in the northern part of Bankura district and separates it from Bardhaman district.
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| Temple at Bishnupur |
Population of
According to the 2011 census Bankura district
has a
population of 35,96,674. Bankura district has a sex ratio of 954 females for
every 1000 males. Bengali is the first major language of the district.
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| Green Garden Park |
Constituency of
Bankura district
Bankura and Bishunpur are the Lok Sabha seats
of the
district. Saltora, Chhatna, Ranibandh, Raipur, Taladangra, Bankura, Barjora,
Onda, Bishnupur, Katulpur, Indas and Sonmukhi are the assembly seats in the
district.
Economy of Bankura district
The economy of Bankura district is dependent
on agriculture.
About 70% of the district's income is generated through agriculture. The
economic condition of the district has also improved due to protective
irrigation systems, land reforms and the use of high fertile and hybrid crops.
In addition, cottage and small scale industries, such as stone-crushing, oil-mills
, dokra, terra-cotta, baluchari sarees, play a major economic role in the
district.
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| Mukutmanipur Dam |
Education in Bankura district
The literacy rate of the district is 70.95%.
Bankura District
School, Saraswati Devi International School, Bankura Christian School,
Bishunpur Public School, Bankura Banga School, Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, St.
Xavier's High School, Bankura Unnayani Institute of Engineering, Sonmukhi
College, Bankura Polytechnic, Ramanand College, Bankuda Sammilani Medical
College and The hospital is some of the best educational institutions in the
district.
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| Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya |
Travel Attraction in Bankura district
Bankura is famous for terracotta temples made
of local red
clay. Bankura city is also known as the 'Temple City' of Bengal. Apart from
Bishunpur, Bankura has terracotta temples built between 17th and 19th century
in many cities and villages such as Kotulpur, Joypur, Sonmukhi, Narayanpur and
Akui.
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| Biharinath Hiil |
Susunia Hills, Biharnath Hills, Mukutmanipur,
Joyrambati,
Jhilmil, Sri Sri Matri Mandir, Kalachand Temple etc. are some of the important
attractions of the district.
Best time to visit Bankura district
If you are planning to visit here, then the
months of October
to March and July to August will be the best for you.
How to reach
Bankura
The nearest airport to Bankura is Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata which is about 212 km from Bankura.
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| Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport |
From there you can reach Bankura via cab, bus or train to Bankura. Bankura Junction railway station is the major railway station in the district.
It is well connected by road to Kolkata and nearby cities like Asansol, Durgapur, East Bardhaman, Panagarh and other parts of the state.
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