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About Banshipur Village

Banshipur is a mid sized village in Dhaniakhali tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,117, made up of 573 males and 544 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banshipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banshipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Dhaniakhali
Pincode 712303
Area (hectares) 94.23 hectares
Population 1,117
Male Population 573
Female Population 544
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
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 Banshipur compares

By the 2011 count Banshipur is the 108th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents. Its 94.23 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Banshipur

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

How far is Banshipur from other places

Banshipur lies about 31 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Bargachia, about 7.9 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 Banshipur
Nearest railway station Bargachia 7.9 km
Nearest town Dhulagari 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhaniakhali 27 km
District headquarters Hugli 31 km

Villages closest to Banshipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banshipur village had a population of 1,117. That makes it the 108th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents.

Banshipur village has 573 males and 544 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banshipur has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Banshipur is 712303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banshipur covers 94.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Banshipur falls under Dhaniakhali tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Banshipur is Bargachia, about 7.9 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 km distance for Banshipur.

Banshipur is about 31 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banshipur is in Dhaniakhali tehsil of Hugli district. Bargachia is about 7.9 km away. Dhulagari is about 17 km away. Dhaniakhali is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basipur (under 2 km), Bhabanipur (under 2 km) and Manipur (under 2 km).

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

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