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About Banshi Village

Banshi is a large village in Bankura I tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,156, made up of 1,110 males and 1,046 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banshi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banshi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Bankura I
Pincode 722146
Area (hectares) 83.66 hectares
Population 2,156
Male Population 1,110
Female Population 1,046
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Banshi compares

By the 2011 count Banshi is the 10th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 786 residents. Its 83.66 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Banshi

Banshi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Banshi 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Baindhka, Balardihi, Balia and Banchingra. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Banshi

As per the Census of India 2011, Banshi village had a population of 2,156. That makes it the 10th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 786 residents.

Banshi village has 1,110 males and 1,046 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banshi has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Banshi is 722146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banshi covers 83.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Banshi falls under Bankura I tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Banshi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Banshi.

Banshi is in Bankura I tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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