# Banspur Village, Gaunaha, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Gaunaha, Pashchim Champaran 

# Banspur

Banspur is a village in Gaunaha sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,071 people in 179 households**, the 81st largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.9%.

- 1,071people (2011)
- 179households
- 50.3%literacy
- 947females per 1,000 males

## Banspur PIN code and other codes

Banspur falls in Gaunaha sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDhanauji
- Community development blockGaunaha
- Census village code216434

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Banspur from nearby towns?

- Gaunaha (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)56 km by road
- Narkatiyaganj (nearest town)18 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Banspur?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Banspur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Narkatiaganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Narkatiaganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Banspur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 60% of the 167 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Banspur

Of every 100 households in Banspur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Banspur · ■ Gaunaha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**99%

Use banking services ****27%**

**38%

Television ****1%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**24%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Banspur?

■ Banspur · ■ Gaunaha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.3%**

**58.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****915**

**959

Working population ****26.1%**

**41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.5% for men and 31.2% for women. 48% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 39 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 204 (73%) · **■** Other work 28 (10%) · **■** Marginal 9 (3%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Gaunaha

- Belwa1,095 people
- Bijaypur1,089 people
- Hardia1,084 people
- Salempur1,080 people
- Belwa1,071 people
- Saithaul1,056 people
- Mahui1,026 people
- Sherpur984 people

[All 168 villages in Gaunaha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/gaunaha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Banspur from Bettiah?56 km by road
- What is the population of Banspur?1,071 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banspur in?Pashchim Champaran district (Gaunaha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Banspur?50.3% (Census 2011)