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About Banskana Village

Banskana is a small village in Raipur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 470, made up of 240 males and 230 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banskana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banskana village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Raipur
Pincode 722134
Area (hectares) 120.42 hectares
Population 470
Male Population 240
Female Population 230
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banskana compares

By the 2011 count Banskana is the 127th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 841 residents. Its 120.42 hectares work out to about 3.9 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 a little below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Banskana

Banskana is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Banskana as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Baksi, Bandarbani, Bankanali and Banpathari. 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 Banskana

As per the Census of India 2011, Banskana village had a population of 470. That makes it the 127th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 841 residents.

Banskana village has 240 males and 230 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banskana has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Banskana is 722134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banskana covers 120.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Banskana falls under Raipur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Banskana notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Banskana.

Banskana is in Raipur 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 Banskana today is likely to be higher.

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