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About Banshkona Village

Banshkona is a mid sized village in Salbani tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 529, made up of 272 males and 257 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.36 hectares hectares.

Banshkona Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banshkona village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Salbani
Area (hectares) 79.36 hectares
Population 529
Male Population 272
Female Population 257
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
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 Banshkona compares

By the 2011 count Banshkona is the 112th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 460 residents. Its 79.36 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Banshkona

Banshkona is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Banshkona 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 Bankata, Bankibandh, Bankisol and Bansbandi. 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 Banshkona

As per the Census of India 2011, Banshkona village had a population of 529. That makes it the 112th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 460 residents.

Banshkona village has 272 males and 257 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banshkona has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Banshkona covers 79.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Banshkona falls under Salbani tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Banshkona 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 Banshkona.

Banshkona is in Salbani 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 Banshkona today is likely to be higher.

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