Is Bānkura safe? India travel risk
Is Bānkura safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Bānkura scores 48/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates India Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 16 Jun 2025); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country (updated 7 Oct 2026); Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Bānkura scores 48/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and India (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Bānkura: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (60/100) and natural hazards (56/100).
A score of 48 is higher than the scores of 63% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the India travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Bānkura belongs to West Bengal (India), centered at coordinates 23.2500° N, 87.0700° E (94 m above sea level). Distance to New Delhi is 1,151.7 km towards the WNW.
West Bengal
23.2500° N, 87.0700° E
94 m
Asia/Kolkata
137,386
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in India
Climate by Month
Hottest: April (38 °C avg high); Wettest: August (262 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 25° | 28° | 34° | 38° | 38° | 33° | 32° | 32° | 31° | 30° | 27° | 25° |
| Low °C | 11° | 14° | 19° | 23° | 27° | 27° | 26° | 26° | 25° | 22° | 17° | 12° |
| Rain mm | 11 | 21 | 11 | 31 | 102 | 260 | 244 | 262 | 235 | 142 | 12 | 9 |
Normals: Durgāpur (42 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Bānkura happened in May (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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