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About Banshgan Village

Banshgan is a large village in Raghunathpur I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,110, made up of 1,070 males and 1,040 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 255.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banshgan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banshgan village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Raghunathpur I
Pincode 723133
Area (hectares) 255.03 hectares
Population 2,110
Male Population 1,070
Female Population 1,040
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Banshgan compares

By the 2011 count Banshgan is the 12th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,221 residents. Its 255.03 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Banshgan

Banshgan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Banshgan as Available within 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 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Badurdi, Bagatbari, Baghadabar and Bamnabai. 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 Banshgan

As per the Census of India 2011, Banshgan village had a population of 2,110. That makes it the 12th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,221 residents.

Banshgan village has 1,070 males and 1,040 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banshgan has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Banshgan is 723133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banshgan covers 255.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Banshgan falls under Raghunathpur I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

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

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

Banshgan is in Raghunathpur 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 Banshgan today is likely to be higher.

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