Skip to main content

About Banskuni Village

Banskuni is a mid sized village in Dantan I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,014, made up of 497 males and 517 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721426, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banskuni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banskuni village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Dantan I
Pincode 721426
Area (hectares) 40.22 hectares
Population 1,014
Male Population 497
Female Population 517
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,040
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Banskuni compares

By the 2011 count Banskuni is the 60th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 915 residents. Its 40.22 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Banskuni

Banskuni is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Banskuni as Available within 5 - 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bajargar Haripur, Bakurpada, Balabhadrapur and Bamanbirua. 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 Banskuni

As per the Census of India 2011, Banskuni village had a population of 1,014. That makes it the 60th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 915 residents.

Banskuni village has 497 males and 517 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banskuni has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Banskuni is 721426. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banskuni covers 40.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Banskuni falls under Dantan I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Banskuni notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

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

Banskuni is in Dantan I 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 Banskuni today is likely to be higher.

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All