Village · Duldula, Jashpur
# Banstala

Banstala is a village in Duldula sub-district of Jashpur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 496334. The 2011 Census counted 185 people in 34 households, the 59th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.6%.
- 185 people (2011)
- 34 households
- 68.1% literacy
- 496334 PIN code

## Banstala PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Banstala is 496334. Banstala falls in Duldula sub-district, Jashpur district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 496334
- Gram panchayat Banstala
- Community development block Duldula
- Census village code 434100

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Banstala from nearby towns?
- Duldula (sub-district HQ) 30 km by road
- Jashpur Nagar (district HQ) 37 km by road
- Jashpur Nagar (nearest town) 37 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Banstala?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Kastura
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Jashpur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jashpur
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Banstala known for?

About 19% of the 234 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Banstala

Of every 100 households in Banstala in 2011, 68 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Banstala · ■ Duldula rural average
- Electricity for lighting 68% 29%
- Toilet within the home 0% 13%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 86%
- Tap water 0% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 12% 8%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98%
- Use banking services 65% 47%
- Television 9% 6%
- Mobile phone 9% 15%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 3% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 9% 31%
- Own their home 100% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Banstala?

■ Banstala · ■ Duldula rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 68.1% 71.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1176 1026
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 900 1010
- Working population 61.1% 59.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.3% for men and 60.4% for women. 61% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 30 (27%) · ■ Farm labourers 19 (17%) · ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 7 (6%) · ■ Marginal 56 (50%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Duldula
- Paguratangar 275 people
- Boda Chhaper 272 people
- Tangrtoli 260 people
- Jamjhariya 254 people
- Dewadelagi 159 people
- Pakartoli 156 people
- Gangimunda 151 people
- Tedapahad 150 people

All 66 villages in Duldula

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Banstala? 496334
- How far is Banstala from Jashpur Nagar? 37 km by road
- What is the population of Banstala? 185 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banstala in? Jashpur district (Duldula sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Banstala? 68.1% (Census 2011)

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