About Banstala Village

Banstala is a large village in Hingalganj tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,449, made up of 1,731 males and 1,718 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 439.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743435, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banstala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banstala village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Hingalganj
Pincode	743435
Area (hectares)	439.05 hectares
Population	3,449
Male Population	1,731
Female Population	1,718
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	992
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Banstala compares

By the 2011 count Banstala is the 19th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,797 residents. Its 439.05 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Banstala

Banstala is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Banstala as Available within 10+ 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 Banstala from other places

Banstala lies about 50 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Hasnabad, about 21 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 Banstala
Tehsil headquarters	Hingalganj	10 km
Nearest railway station	Hasnabad	21 km
Nearest town	Tāki	22 km
District headquarters	North Twenty Four Parganas	50 km

Villages closest to Banstala

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

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Common questions about Banstala

As per the Census of India 2011, Banstala village had a population of 3,449. That makes it the 19th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,797 residents.

Banstala village has 1,731 males and 1,718 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banstala has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Banstala is 743435. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banstala covers 439.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Banstala falls under Hingalganj tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Banstala is Hasnabad, about 21 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Banstala.

Banstala is about 50 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banstala is in Hingalganj tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Hingalganj is about 10 km away. Hasnabad is about 21 km away. Tāki is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.