Bankrishnapur is a village in Chanditala I community development block of

Srirampore subdivision Srirampore subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India. Overview Srirampore subdivision is the most urbanised, and the one with the highest density of population, of all the subdivisio ...

Hooghly district Hooghly district () is one of the districts of the Indian state of West Bengal. It can alternatively be spelt ''Hoogli'' or ''Hugli''. The district is named after the Hooghly River. The headquarters of the district are at Hooghly-Chinsura (''C ...

in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

Bankrishnapur is located at . Gangadharpur Map

Gram panchayat

Villages and census towns in Gangadharpur gram panchayat are: Bankrishnapur, Gangadharpur,

Malipukur Malipukur is a Village in Arambagh community development block in Arambagh subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is under Arambagh police station. Geography Malipukur is located at . Gram panchayat Vill ...

and Manirampur. Market: Ganngadharpur Bazar, Hajaghata, Manirampur.

Demographics

As per

2011 Census of India The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information ...

, Bankrishnapur had a total population of 1,610 of which 867 (54%) were males and 743 (46%) were females. Population below 6 years was 176. The total number of literates in Bankrishnapur was 1,226 (85.50% of the population over 6 years).

Transport

The nearest railway station is Baruipara railway station on the Howrah-Bardhaman chord line, which is a part of the

Kolkata Suburban Railway The Kolkata Suburban Railway is a suburban rail system serving the Kolkata metropolitan area and its surroundings in India. It is the largest suburban railway network in the country with the highest number of stations. It is also the 7th larg ...

system. The main road is Gangadharpur-Jangalpara Road; it is connected to State Highway 15. There is auto and trecker service from Baruipara to Masat via Gangadharpur , Bankrishnapur. Map of Gangadharpur GP 1

References

Villages in Chanditala I CD Block {{Hooghly-geo-stub