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About Banaspur Village

Banaspur is a mid sized village in Mayureswar I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 874, made up of 439 males and 435 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731245, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banaspur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banaspur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Mayureswar I
Pincode 731245
Area (hectares) 125.46 hectares
Population 874
Male Population 439
Female Population 435
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banaspur compares

By the 2011 count Banaspur is the 59th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents. Its 125.46 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Banaspur

Banaspur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Banaspur as Available within <5 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Banaspur from other places

Banaspur lies about 22 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Mallarpur, about 13 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Banaspur
Nearest railway station Mallarpur 13 km
Nearest town Sainthia 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Mayureswar I 22 km
District headquarters Birbhum 22 km

Villages closest to Banaspur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mayureswar I tehsil.

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 Banaspur

As per the Census of India 2011, Banaspur village had a population of 874. That makes it the 59th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents.

Banaspur village has 439 males and 435 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banaspur has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Banaspur is 731245. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banaspur covers 125.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Banaspur falls under Mayureswar I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Banaspur is Mallarpur, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 - 10 km distance for Banaspur.

Banaspur is about 22 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banaspur is in Mayureswar I tehsil of Birbhum district. Mallarpur is about 13 km away. Sainthia is about 18 km away. Mayureswar I is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hazipur (2.6 km), Baraturigram (3.0 km) and Ratma (3.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Banaspur today is likely to be higher.

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