Bankura has an international fame for the “Bankura Horse”- a terracotta crafted horse, and for Dashabatar Tash (the historic paintings). Bankura is famous for agriculture, the huge production of 'Mango' and 'Mustard'. Tribes like Santhal, Bhumij(Sardar) and Munda reside in Mukutmanipur region.

Bankura was described as Suhmobhumi. The word larh or rarh (in Nagari: rāḍh) was introduced after 6th century A.D. It comes from the old Austric word ráŕhá or ráŕho which means “land of red soil”. 2-n ancient times "China called Ráŕh by the name of 'Láti'".

It's called Zoo Zajac, and it unfurls, like an airport terminal, along a horseshoe in the road. It's more than twice the size of the White House, and is, according to Guinness World Records, the biggest pet shop in the world.

Culture & Heritage of Bankura The Australoid and Dravidian tribes living here since from pre-historic times along with the Jainism, Buddhism and Shaivite thinking have shaped the cultural traces of the district.