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 May 2024, the current population of Bankur is 1.1 thousands out of which 563 are males and rest 523 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 929 females per 1000 males. There are around 159 teenagers in Bankur. It has literacy rate of 40% which means around 430 persons can read and write. Total 483 people belonging to scheduled caste and 32 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 223 households in Bankur, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 487. 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
• Chavote Branch Post office
• Chhayghara Branch Post office
• Gulandar Branch Post office
• Kapasia 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