Bankura District

West Bengal

Bankura district is one of the districts of West Bengal. Its administrative headquarters is at Bankura. It covers 6,882 sq km and had a population of 35,96,674 at the 2011 census, a density of 523 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 8 assembly segments.

District Headquarters
Bankura
Area
6,882 sq km
Population
35.97 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
523 /km²
Literacy Rate
70.26%
Sex Ratio
957
per 1,000 males
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Bankura District Overview

Census 2011

Key demographic and social figures for Bankura district.

Total Population
35.97 Lakh
Male Population
18.38 Lakh
Female Population
17.59 Lakh
Rural Population
32.81 Lakh
Urban Population
3.15 Lakh
Scheduled Caste
11.75 Lakh
Scheduled Tribe
3.68 Lakh
Literacy Rate
70.26%
Population Density
523 /km²
Sex Ratio
957
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 80%Female literacy 60.05%

District Administration

Administrative structure of Bankura district.

3
Tehsils
22
Blocks
190
Nyay Panchayats
190
Gram Panchayats
3,820
Villages
Headquarters
Bankura
Languages
Bengali, Santhali, English
Census Year
2011
Coordinates
23.23° N, 87.07° E

Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Bankura

(1)

A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.

Bankura

Constituency No. 36 · General
Primary
Arup Chakraborty
Arup Chakraborty
All India Trinamool Congress
Member of Parliament
Assembly segments in this district
  • Saltora
  • Chhatna
  • Bankura
  • Onda
  • Bishnupur
  • Kotulpur
  • Indas
  • Sonamukhi
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Assembly Constituencies Covering Bankura

(8)

Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.

Saltora
No. 247 · Bankura
CB
Chandana Bauri
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Chhatna
No. 248 · Bankura
SM
Satyanarayan Mukhopadhyay
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Bankura
No. 249 · Bankura
ND
Niladri Sekhar Dana
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Onda
No. 250 · Bankura
AS
Amarnath Shakha
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Bishnupur
No. 255 · Bankura
TG
Tanmay Ghosh
All India Trinamool Congress
MLA
Kotulpur
No. 256 · Bankura
HS
Haramohan Sinha
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Indas
No. 257 · Bankura
ND
Nirmal Kumar Dhara
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Sonamukhi
No. 258 · Bankura
DR
Dibyendu Roy
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA

Your Representatives from Bankura

(9)

Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Bankura district.

  • Arup Chakraborty
    Arup Chakraborty
    All India Trinamool Congress
    MP
    Bankura · No. 36
  • CB
    Chandana Bauri
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Saltora · No. 247
  • SM
    Satyanarayan Mukhopadhyay
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Chhatna · No. 248
  • ND
    Niladri Sekhar Dana
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Bankura · No. 249
  • AS
    Amarnath Shakha
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Onda · No. 250
  • TG
    Tanmay Ghosh
    All India Trinamool Congress
    MLA
    Bishnupur · No. 255
  • HS
    Haramohan Sinha
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Kotulpur · No. 256
  • ND
    Nirmal Kumar Dhara
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Indas · No. 257
  • DR
    Dibyendu Roy
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Sonamukhi · No. 258

Election History

Lok Sabha

Bankura · No. 36

  1. 202418th Lok SabhaAITCArup Chakraborty
    Votes 6,41,813Vote share 45.12%Margin 32,778
    1. 1. Arup Chakraborty · AITC6,41,813 (45.12%)
    2. 2. Subhas Sarkar · BJP6,09,035 (42.82%)
    3. 3. Nilmadhab Gupta · CPI(M)1,02,140 (7.18%)
  2. 201917th Lok SabhaBJPSubhas Sarkar
    Votes 6,75,319Vote share 49.2%Margin 1,74,333
    1. 1. Subhas Sarkar · BJP6,75,319 (49.2%)
    2. 2. Subrata Mukherjee · AITC5,00,986 (36.5%)
    3. 3. Amiya Patra · CPI(M)1,00,220 (7.3%)
  3. 201416th Lok SabhaAITCMoon Moon Sen
    Votes 4,83,450Vote share 39.1%Margin 98,506
    1. 1. Moon Moon Sen · AITC4,83,450 (39.1%)
    2. 2. Basudeb Acharia · CPI(M)3,84,944 (31.13%)
    3. 3. Subhash Sarkar · BJP2,51,183 (20.31%)

Political Geography

Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.

West Bengal
State
Bankura
District
1 Lok Sabha
No. 36
8 Assembly
No. 247, 248, 249, 250, 255, 256, 257, 258

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Bankura District at a Glance

State
West Bengal
Headquarters
Bankura
Area
6,882 sq km
Population
35.97 Lakh
Population density
523 per km²
Sex ratio
957 per 1,000 males
Literacy rate
70.26%
Languages
Bengali, Santhali, English
Tehsils
3
Blocks
22
Gram panchayats
190
Villages
3,820
Lok Sabha seats
1
Assembly segments
8
Census year
2011
Sources & data
  • Census of India (2011)
  • Election Commission of India
  • Government of West Bengal
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.
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