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About Banskata Village

Banskata is a small village in Jagannathpur tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 232, made up of 118 males and 114 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banskata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banskata village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Jagannathpur
Pincode 833203
Area (hectares) 104 hectares
Population 232
Male Population 118
Female Population 114
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banskata compares

By the 2011 count Banskata is the 78th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,031 residents. Its 104 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Banskata

Banskata is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Banskata as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Banskata from other places

Banskata lies about 54 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Dangoaposi, about 11 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Banskata
Nearest railway station Dangoaposi 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Jagannathpur 14 km
Nearest town Joda 26 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 54 km

Villages closest to Banskata

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jagannathpur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Banskata

As per the Census of India 2011, Banskata village had a population of 232. That makes it the 78th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,031 residents.

Banskata village has 118 males and 114 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banskata has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Banskata is 833203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banskata covers 104 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Banskata falls under Jagannathpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Banskata is Dangoaposi, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Banskata.

Banskata is about 54 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banskata is in Jagannathpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Dangoaposi is about 11 km away. Jagannathpur is about 14 km away. Joda is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kadokora (under 2 km), Gobindpur (under 2 km) and Rajabasa (1.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Banskata today is likely to be higher.

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