About Banshi Village

Banshi is a mid sized village in Indpur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 972, made up of 497 males and 475 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722136, 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	Indpur
Pincode	722136
Area (hectares)	161.24 hectares
Population	972
Male Population	497
Female Population	475
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	956
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Banshi compares

By the 2011 count Banshi is the 63rd largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 798 residents. Its 161.24 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Banshi

Banshi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Banshi as Available within 5 - 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 Balarampur, Bamni, Bandeuli and Bangram. 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.

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Common questions about Banshi

As per the Census of India 2011, Banshi village had a population of 972. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 798 residents.

Banshi village has 497 males and 475 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banshi has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Banshi is 722136. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banshi covers 161.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

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

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

Banshi 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.