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About Banjikusum Village

Banjikusum is a small village in Binpur II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 131, made up of 62 males and 69 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,113 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721506, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banjikusum Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banjikusum village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Binpur II
Pincode 721506
Area (hectares) 81 hectares
Population 131
Male Population 62
Female Population 69
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,113
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banjikusum compares

By the 2011 count Banjikusum is the 296th largest of the 379 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 391 residents. Its 81 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Banjikusum

Banjikusum is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Banjikusum as Available within 5 - 10 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 Bamandiha, Bamni, Bandadhara and Bandhgora. 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 Banjikusum

As per the Census of India 2011, Banjikusum village had a population of 131. That makes it the 296th largest of the 379 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 391 residents.

Banjikusum village has 62 males and 69 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banjikusum has about 1113 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Banjikusum is 721506. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banjikusum covers 81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Banjikusum falls under Binpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Banjikusum notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Banjikusum.

Banjikusum is in Binpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 Banjikusum today is likely to be higher.

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