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About Banshjor Village

Banshjor is a large village in Suri I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,568, made up of 2,371 males and 2,197 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 233.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banshjor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banshjor village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Suri I
Pincode 731103
Area (hectares) 233.99 hectares
Population 4,568
Male Population 2,371
Female Population 2,197
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Banshjor compares

By the 2011 count Banshjor is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 233.99 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Banshjor

The census records public bus service for Banshjor 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Banshjor from other places

Banshjor lies about 19 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Lohapur, about under 2 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 Banshjor
Nearest railway station Lohapur under 2 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Suri I 19 km
District headquarters Birbhum 19 km

Villages closest to Banshjor

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Suri 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 Banshjor

As per the Census of India 2011, Banshjor village had a population of 4,568. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Banshjor village has 2,371 males and 2,197 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banshjor has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Banshjor is 731103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banshjor covers 233.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Banshjor falls under Suri I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Banshjor is Lohapur, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Banshjor.

Banshjor is about 19 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banshjor is in Suri I tehsil of Birbhum district. Lohapur is about under 2 km away. Nalhāti is about 13 km away. Suri I is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bara Alunda (2.4 km), Bara Mahula (2.4 km) and Maheshpur (3.0 km).

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

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