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About Paschim Banshgaon Village

Paschim Banshgaon is a mid sized village in Phansidewa tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,313, made up of 691 males and 622 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 538.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734434, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paschim Banshgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paschim Banshgaon village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Darjiling
Tehsil Phansidewa
Pincode 734434
Area (hectares) 538.24 hectares
Population 1,313
Male Population 691
Female Population 622
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
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 Paschim Banshgaon compares

By the 2011 count Paschim Banshgaon is the 50th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents. Its 538.24 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Paschim Banshgaon

Paschim Banshgaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Paschim Banshgaon 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 Nembutari, Nirmmal, Nitu Bhita Chhat and Panaullar Chhat. 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 Paschim Banshgaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Paschim Banshgaon village had a population of 1,313. That makes it the 50th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents.

Paschim Banshgaon village has 691 males and 622 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paschim Banshgaon has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Paschim Banshgaon is 734434. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paschim Banshgaon covers 538.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paschim Banshgaon falls under Phansidewa tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The census record for Paschim Banshgaon 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 Paschim Banshgaon.

Paschim Banshgaon is in Phansidewa tehsil of Darjiling 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 Paschim Banshgaon today is likely to be higher.

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