Bankura district (Pron: baŋkuɽaː) is one of the seven districts of
Burdwan Division in the
Indian state of
West Bengal. The district has been described as the "connecting link between the
plains of Bengal on the east and
Chota Nagpur plateau on the west." The areas to the east and north-east are low-lying
alluvial plains while to the west the surface gradually rises, giving way to undulating country, interspersed with rocky hillocks.