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About Banshol Village

Banshol is a small village in Barjora tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 167, made up of 75 males and 92 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,227 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banshol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banshol village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Barjora
Pincode 722203
Area (hectares) 87.61 hectares
Population 167
Male Population 75
Female Population 92
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,227
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Banshol compares

By the 2011 count Banshol is the 155th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 976 residents. Its 87.61 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Banshol

Banshol is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Banshol as Available within 5 - 10 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 Balarampur, Baliguma, Bamandihi and Bandarkoda. 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 Banshol

As per the Census of India 2011, Banshol village had a population of 167. That makes it the 155th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 976 residents.

Banshol village has 75 males and 92 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banshol has about 1227 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Banshol is 722203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banshol covers 87.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Banshol falls under Barjora tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Banshol notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Banshol is in Barjora 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 Banshol today is likely to be higher.

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