# Banshapur Village, Bemetara, Durg (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bemetara, Durg 

# Banshapur

Banshapur is a village in Bemetara sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491335**. The 2011 Census counted **770 people in 175 households**, the 107th largest of 187 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%.

- 770people (2011)
- 175households
- 66.6%literacy
- 491335PIN code

## Banshapur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Banshapur is 491335.** Banshapur falls in Bemetara sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491335
- Gram panchayatMartara
- Community development blockBemetra
- Census village code441957

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

## How far is Banshapur from nearby towns?

- Bemetara (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Durg (district HQ)100 km by road
- Bemetara (nearest town)20 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 Banshapur?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Banshapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Khandsara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bemetra
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 10 h winter

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 Banshapur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, soyabean and wheat**. About 86% of the 288 hectares of village land is sown, and 218 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 Banshapur

Of every 100 households in Banshapur in 2011, 99 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Banshapur · ■ Bemetara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**92%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**7%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****76%**

**41%

Television ****39%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**31%

Own their home ****91%**

**96%

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 Banshapur?

■ Banshapur · ■ Bemetara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.6%**

**68.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1053**

**996

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****865**

**974

Working population ****53.8%**

**49.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.1% for men and 54.4% for women. 54% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 244 (59%) · **■** Farm labourers 164 (40%) · **■** Other work 6 (1%)

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 Bemetara

- Singhanpuri781 people
- Dokla779 people
- Chhitapar771 people
- Bagaud770 people
- Andu761 people
- Tendubhatha757 people
- Ghanadih750 people
- Majgaon742 people

[All 187 villages in Bemetara](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/bemetara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Banshapur?491335
- How far is Banshapur from Durg?100 km by road
- What is the population of Banshapur?770 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banshapur in?Durg district (Bemetara sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Banshapur?66.6% (Census 2011)