The Municipal town of Bankura is located centrally within the district Bankura. The geographical location of Bankura town is 87˚-3’-36” North Latitude and 23˚-14’-24” East Longitude. It is the Head-quarter of the Bankura District. The town is 35 Km away from the industrial town Durgapur. It is at a distance of around 250 km from the state Capital Kolkata. Bankura is also about 235 km North-East of Howrah Railway Station, on the Adra-Chakradharpore Section of the South-Eastern Railway. The National Highway (NH-60) and the State Highway formally known as Ahalya Bai Road passed through the town.