Bankur, Itahar

Bankur is a village located in the Itahar Subdivision of Dinajpur Uttar district of West Bengal. The village falls in Itahar block and comes under Itahar Gram Panchayat.

As on April 2025, the current population of Bankur is 1.1 thousands out of which 566 are males and rest 525 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 928 females per 1000 males. There are around 159 teenagers in Bankur. It has literacy rate of 40% which means around 432 persons can read and write. Total 485 people belonging to scheduled caste and 32 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 224 households in Bankur, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 489. The pincode of Bankur is 733128 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Itahar Sub Post office
• Patirajpur Branch Post office
• Churaman Branch Post office
• Kalaibari Branch Post office
• Tilna Branch Post office

Schools

Bankur has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Joyhat High School
• Itahar Girls High School
• Baidara Janakalyan High School
• Marnai S.C. High School
• Lahuchar High School(High School)

Hospitals

Bankur has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Chahatpur Sub Centre
• Kurmanpur Sub Centre
• Gokarna Sub Centre
• Bagbari Sub Centre
• Boragram Sub Centre

Banks

Bankur has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• Bandhan Bank Porsa
• State Bank of India Itahar