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About Banksol Village

Banksol is a mid sized village in Jhargram tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 582, made up of 289 males and 293 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banksol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banksol village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Jhargram
Pincode 721507
Area (hectares) 133.1 hectares
Population 582
Male Population 289
Female Population 293
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banksol compares

By the 2011 count Banksol is the 66th largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 358 residents. Its 133.1 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Banksol

Banksol is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Banksol as Available within village. 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 Bamun Mura, Bamunya Bandh, Bandar Bani and Banka Bhur Kunda. 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 Banksol

As per the Census of India 2011, Banksol village had a population of 582. That makes it the 66th largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 358 residents.

Banksol village has 289 males and 293 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banksol has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Banksol is 721507. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banksol covers 133.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Banksol falls under Jhargram tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Banksol.

Banksol is in Jhargram 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 Banksol today is likely to be higher.

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