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About Banshketya Village

Banshketya 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 335, made up of 170 males and 165 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banshketya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banshketya village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Binpur II
Pincode 721501
Area (hectares) 189.22 hectares
Population 335
Male Population 170
Female Population 165
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
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 Banshketya compares

By the 2011 count Banshketya is the 162nd largest of the 379 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 391 residents. Its 189.22 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Banshketya

Banshketya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Banshketya 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 Bankra, Bankrasol, Banksol and Bansgar. 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 Banshketya

As per the Census of India 2011, Banshketya village had a population of 335. That makes it the 162nd largest of the 379 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 391 residents.

Banshketya village has 170 males and 165 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banshketya has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Banshketya is 721501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banshketya covers 189.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Banshketya 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 Banshketya.

Banshketya 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 Banshketya today is likely to be higher.

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