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About Banspalla Village

Banspalla is a large village in Magrahat I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,071, made up of 1,017 males and 1,054 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743355, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banspalla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banspalla village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Magrahat I
Pincode 743355
Area (hectares) 172.54 hectares
Population 2,071
Male Population 1,017
Female Population 1,054
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,036
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Banspalla compares

By the 2011 count Banspalla is the 45th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,613 residents. Its 172.54 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Banspalla

The census records public bus service for Banspalla as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Banspalla from other places

Banspalla lies about 7.1 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Bahirpuya Halt, about 1.8 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Banspalla
Nearest railway station Bahirpuya Halt 1.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Magrahat I 7.1 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 7.1 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 7.9 km

Villages closest to Banspalla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Magrahat I tehsil.

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 Banspalla

As per the Census of India 2011, Banspalla village had a population of 2,071. That makes it the 45th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,613 residents.

Banspalla village has 1,017 males and 1,054 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banspalla has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Banspalla is 743355. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banspalla covers 172.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Banspalla falls under Magrahat I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Banspalla is Bahirpuya Halt, about 1.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Banspalla is about 7.1 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banspalla is in Magrahat I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Bahirpuya Halt is about 1.8 km away. Magrahat I is about 7.1 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 7.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kurkuria (under 2 km), Bamna (under 2 km) and Bahirpua (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Banspalla today is likely to be higher.

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