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Bankura
Sign in to saveBankura () is a city and a municipality in the state of West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of the Bankura district.
Key facts
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- Niladri Sekhar Dana (BJP)
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- Bankura
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- City
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- India West Bengal#India3
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- right
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- Location in West Bengal, India
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- Country
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- India
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- State
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- District
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- West Bengal
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- Bankura
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- Municipality
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- Bankura Municipality
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- Chairman
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- Aloka Majumdar (AITC)
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- Vice Chairman
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- বাঁকুড়া
- Country
- India
- Official language
- Bangla
- Population
- 128781
- Area
- 6882
- Elevation
- 78
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Capital of
- Bankura district
- Households
- 25173
- Dialing code
- 3242
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- postal code
- 722101
- male population
- 66429
- illiterate population
- 34454
- literate population
- 94327
- female population
- 62352
- native label
- Bankura
- Commons category
- Bankura
- different from
- Bankura district
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Encyclopedic overview
19 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Geography
- Location
- Area overview
- Climate
- Demographics
- Civic administration
- Police stations
- Transport
- Tourism
- Eastern Zone
- Western Zone
- South Zone
- Northern Zone
- Healthcare
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- External links
Bankura () is a city and a municipality in the state of West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of the Bankura district.
==Etymology== It comes from the old Austric word ráŕhá or ráŕho which means “land of red soil”. 2-n ancient times "China called Ráŕh by the name of 'Láti'". 3-n Santali, means thread, means tune and means snake. 4-.Perhaps the Jain and Greek scholars used this original Austric word to indicate this dry forest region which was very difficult. The popularity of Manasa Puja, the worship of Snake-Goddess Manasa, shows this opinion might have some relevance. According to Nilkantha, a commentator of the Mahabharata, the words (Sanskrit: suhma-bhūmi) and Rarh are synonymous.
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