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About Banshra Village

Banshra is a mid sized village in Purulia I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,457, made up of 741 males and 716 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 338.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banshra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banshra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Purulia I
Pincode 723101
Area (hectares) 338.32 hectares
Population 1,457
Male Population 741
Female Population 716
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Banshra compares

By the 2011 count Banshra is the 32nd largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,386 residents. Its 338.32 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Banshra

Banshra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Banshra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Baghudi, Balguma, Balia Pathar and Baligara. 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 Banshra

As per the Census of India 2011, Banshra village had a population of 1,457. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,386 residents.

Banshra village has 741 males and 716 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banshra has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Banshra is 723101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banshra covers 338.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Banshra falls under Purulia I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Banshra notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Banshra is in Purulia I tehsil of Puruliya 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 Banshra today is likely to be higher.

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