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About Banshia Village

Banshia is a mid sized village in Faridpur Durgapur tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,607, made up of 828 males and 779 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 449.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713383, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banshia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banshia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Faridpur Durgapur
Pincode 713383
Area (hectares) 449.96 hectares
Population 1,607
Male Population 828
Female Population 779
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banshia compares

By the 2011 count Banshia is the 26th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,779 residents. Its 449.96 hectares work out to about 3.6 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 934.

Getting to Banshia

Banshia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Banshia as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Arati, Balijuri, Banagram and Banguri. 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 Banshia

As per the Census of India 2011, Banshia village had a population of 1,607. That makes it the 26th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,779 residents.

Banshia village has 828 males and 779 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banshia has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Banshia is 713383. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banshia covers 449.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Banshia falls under Faridpur Durgapur tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Banshia.

Banshia is in Faridpur Durgapur tehsil of Barddhaman 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 Banshia today is likely to be higher.

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