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About Banshketya Village

Banshketya is a small village in Indpur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 408, made up of 210 males and 198 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banshketya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banshketya village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Indpur
Pincode 722121
Area (hectares) 93.26 hectares
Population 408
Male Population 210
Female Population 198
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
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 Banshketya compares

By the 2011 count Banshketya is the 135th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 798 residents. Its 93.26 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Banshketya

Banshketya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Banshketya 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. The nearest villages by name are Bandeuli, Bangram, Bankata and Banshi. 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 Banshketya

As per the Census of India 2011, Banshketya village had a population of 408. That makes it the 135th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 798 residents.

Banshketya village has 210 males and 198 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banshketya has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Banshketya is 722121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banshketya covers 93.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Banshketya falls under Indpur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Banshketya notes the nearest railway station 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 Banshketya.

Banshketya is in Indpur 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 Banshketya today is likely to be higher.

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