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About Banshkatia Village

Banshkatia is a small village in Jhargram tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 68, made up of 31 males and 37 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,194 females per 1000 males. The village covers 16.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banshkatia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banshkatia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Jhargram
Pincode 721507
Area (hectares) 16.97 hectares
Population 68
Male Population 31
Female Population 37
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,194
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banshkatia compares

By the 2011 count Banshkatia is the 381st largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 358 residents. Its 16.97 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Banshkatia

Banshkatia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Banshkatia as Available within 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 Bandar Bani, Banka Bhur Kunda, Bankati and Banksol. 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 Banshkatia

As per the Census of India 2011, Banshkatia village had a population of 68. That makes it the 381st largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 358 residents.

Banshkatia village has 31 males and 37 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banshkatia has about 1194 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

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

Banshkatia covers 16.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Banshkatia notes the nearest railway station 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 km distance for Banshkatia.

Banshkatia 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 Banshkatia today is likely to be higher.

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