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Population133,966
GeoNames
RegionWest Bengal
Elevation78 m
256 ft
Time zoneAsia/Kolkata
Land area6,882.0 km²
Nearest airportKazi Nazrul Islam Airport (RDP)
47 km
Why visit Bānkura
Townapedia lists 2 museums and landmarks, 12 parks and trails, 1 place to eat and 3 places to stay in and around town.
Highlights include Panamananda Pally Children park and Pranabananda Pally Children's Park, kenduadihi, Bankura, West Bengal 722101.
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About Bānkura
Bankura () is a city and a municipality in the state of West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of the Bankura district.
From the Wikipedia article Bankura (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Bānkura on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Museums and landmarks2
Parks, trails and playgrounds12
Panamananda Pally Children park
Park · 3.2 km
Pranabananda Pally Gobindanagar Bustand Rd, Pranabananda Pally, kenduadihi, Bankura, West Bengal 722101, Bankura
Mo-Su 09:00-21:00
Pranabananda Pally Children's Park, kenduadihi, Bankura, West Bengal 722101
Park · 3.3 km
It is a local park
24/7
Bharat Sevashram Sangha ( Bankura),kenduadihi, Bankura, West Bengal 722102
Park · 2.8 km
Milanpally Children Park,Katjuridanga, Bankura, West Bengal 722101
Park · 3.6 km
Ramakrishna Mission Sevashrama - Kenduadihi, Bankura, West Bengal 722101
Park · 2.9 km
Restaurants and cafes1
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Where to stay3
Churches and places of worship26
Kalidaha samsan Kali Mandir
Place of worship · 12.3 km
Lakshinarayanpur, Chhatna, Bankura, West Bengal
Gas and EV charging1
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Schools, colleges and libraries3
Healthcare32
Administrative and academic block - 1 B.S. Medical College & Hospital
Hospital · 2.9 km
Map of Bānkura
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Getting there and nearby towns
Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport (RDP) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 47 km away.
- Beliātor 18 km northeast, about 18 min by car
- Bishnupur 31 km southeast, about 31 min by car
- Barjora 31 km northeast, about 31 min by car
- Sonāmukhi 36 km east, about 36 min by car
- Khātra 36 km southwest, about 36 min by car
- Durgapur 40 km northeast, about 40 min by car
- Rānīganj 43 km north, about 43 min by car
- Āsansol 51 km north, about 51 min by car
- Jāmuria 53 km north, about 53 min by car
- Barddhamān 80 km east, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Rasmancha Bishnupur Bankura 1, Kinjal bose 78, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Varanus flavescens 128150639, Soumya Patra, CC BY-SA 4.0
- FRUIT SHOP, PUSPA 1972, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bankura Town, Priyabrata Karmakar, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Folk Deity of Bankura at West Bengal - Manasa Chali & Dharmarajtala near Machantala at Bankura town 4, Nipanjan.gupta, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Folk Deity of Bankura at West Bengal - Manasa Chali & Dharmarajtala near Machantala at Bankura town 2, Nipanjan.gupta, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Folk Deity of Bankura at West Bengal - Manasa Chali & Dharmarajtala near Machantala at Bankura town 3, Nipanjan.gupta, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bankura Junction railway station, Bodhisattwa, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Narrow Gauge Steam Locomotive Delta-12 - Bankura junction railway station 6, Bodhisattwa, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Narrow Gauge Steam Locomotive Delta-12 - Bankura junction railway station 2, Bodhisattwa, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Narrow Gauge Steam Locomotive Delta-12 - Bankura junction railway station 8, Bodhisattwa, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Narrow Gauge Steam Locomotive Delta-12 - Bankura junction railway station 5, Bodhisattwa, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Narrow Gauge Steam Locomotive Delta-12 - Bankura junction railway station 7, Bodhisattwa, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bankura Junction railway station 3, Suku Murmu (Konka), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Trinayani Jagadhatri Puja Committee, S4KyLL, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Jagatdhatri MAA, S4KyLL, CC BY-SA 4.0
- A LITTLE BOY, PUSPA 1972, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Close wing Basking of Pseudozizeeria maha (Kollar, 1844) - Pale Grass Blue WLB, Anitava Roy, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Close wing Basking of Pseudozizeeria maha (Kollar, 1844) - Pale Grass Blue (2) WLB, Anitava Roy, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mating Pair Of Spindasis vulcanus (Fabricius, 1775) – Common Silverline DSC 1025, Aniruddha97350, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Close wing moisture sucking of Neopithecops zalmora (Butler, 1870) - Common Quaker (2) WLB, Anitava Roy, CC BY-SA 4.0
- CREATIVE ART WORK, PUSPA 1972, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bankura Christian College NSOU Study Centre, ARI, CC BY-SA 4.0
- STREET SHOPPING, PUSPA 1972, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Weer rajendra rishi, Nagnachiketa, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gulshan Lal Tandon, Nagnachiketa, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Open wing basking position of Junonia iphita (Cramer, (1779)) - Chocolate Pansy Wlb, Subhendukhan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sceliphron coromandelicum (18006415), Soumya Patra, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Microbiology Slant Culture -bankura sammilani-college, Priyabrata Karmakar, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Microbiology depertment-bankura sammilani college, Priyabrata Karmakar, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Microbiology depertment-bankura-sammilani-college, Priyabrata Karmakar, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fresh water crab, Ridam Mandal, CC0
- Deul-Temple-at-Ekteswar 01, Amitabha Gupta, CC BY 4.0
- Deul-Temple-at-Ekteswar 04, Amitabha Gupta, CC BY 4.0
- Deul-Temple-at-Ekteswar 03, Amitabha Gupta, CC BY 4.0
- Deul-Temple-at-Ekteswar 02, Amitabha Gupta, CC BY 4.0
- Deul-Temple-at-Ekteswar 06, Amitabha Gupta, CC BY 4.0
- Deul-Temple-at-Ekteswar 05, Amitabha Gupta, CC BY 4.0
- Give blood its save three live, Anirban sengupta, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Navaratna-Temple -Basudev-Sridhara-Rajagram-03, Amitabha Gupta, CC BY 4.0
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