Bankipur (Bengal)

22°46′N 88°22′E / 22.76°N 88.37°E / 22.76; 88.37

Map of "Banquibazar" and "Hydſapour" by the Ganges. 1764 copy of the original drawing (c. 1730)

Bankipur was an ancient village on the Hugli river located in what is now West Bengal, north of Barrackpore, a little north of Ishapore. It is now a suburb of Barrackpore and is not to be confused with Bankipur (Khejuri), a village located on the coast (at 21°46′N 87°52′E / 21.76°N 87.86°E / 21.76; 87.86 (Bankipur)).[1]

  1. ^ VM Infotech staff 2011, Bankipur.