Bankura district, West Bengal, India

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Bankura district in West Bengal, India, is a culturally rich region known for its terracotta temples, tribal heritage, and scenic landscapes on the eastern edge of the Chota Nagpur Plateau.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf district ⓘ
additionalOfficialLanguage English ⓘ
administratedBy Government of West Bengal ⓘ
borderedBy Bardhaman district ⓘ
Hooghly district ⓘ
Jhargram district ⓘ
linked to: Jhargram

Paschim Medinipur district ⓘ
Purulia district ⓘ
linked to: Purulia
climate tropical wet and dry climate ⓘ
contains Bankura Sadar subdivision ⓘ
linked to: Bankura subdivision

Bishnupur subdivision ⓘ
Khatra subdivision ⓘ
country India ⓘ
economy agriculture-based economy ⓘ
famousTempleTown Bishnupur ⓘ
hasHeritageSite Bishnupur group of temples ⓘ
hasRailwayStation Bankura railway station ⓘ
hasRiver Damodar River ⓘ
Dwarakeswar River ⓘ
Kangsabati River ⓘ
hasTouristAttraction Mukutmanipur Dam ⓘ
Susunia Hill ⓘ
headquarters Bankura ⓘ
knownFor Baluchari sarees ⓘ
Bankura horse terracotta figurines ⓘ
Bishnupur terracotta temples ⓘ
Dokra metal craft ⓘ
scenic landscapes ⓘ
terracotta temples ⓘ
tribal heritage ⓘ
locatedIn eastern India ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone Indian Standard Time ⓘ
locatedOn eastern edge of the Chota Nagpur Plateau ⓘ
majorCrop paddy ⓘ
potato ⓘ
majorIndustry handicrafts ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
majorLanguage Bengali ⓘ
Kurmali ⓘ
Santali ⓘ
linked to: Santhali
officialLanguage Bengali ⓘ
postalCodePrefix 722 ⓘ
region Rarh region ⓘ
religionMajority Hinduism ⓘ
state West Bengal ⓘ
terrain low hills ⓘ
undulating laterite plains ⓘ
timeZoneOffset +05:30 ⓘ
vehicleRegistrationCode WB-38 ⓘ
WB-39 ⓘ

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Jayrambati → locatedIn → Bankura district, West Bengal, India ⓘ
Bankura railway station → mapLocation → Bankura, West Bengal, India ⓘ
linked to: Bankura district, West Bengal, India
Rash Mela → location → Bankura, West Bengal, India ⓘ
linked to: Bankura district, West Bengal, India
Rash Mela → region → Bankura region of West Bengal ⓘ
linked to: Bankura district, West Bengal, India