# Banskanta Village, Bagbahra, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Bagbahra, Mahasamund 

# Banskanta

Banskanta is a village in Bagbahra sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **492112**. The 2011 Census counted **380 people in 105 households**, the 196th largest of 235 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.9%.

- 380people (2011)
- 105households
- 62.7%literacy
- 492112PIN code

## Banskanta PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Banskanta is 492112.** Banskanta falls in Bagbahra sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code492112
- Gram panchayatKhemda
- Community development blockBagbahara
- Census village code446537

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

## How far is Banskanta from nearby towns?

- Bagbahara (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Mahasamund (district HQ)55 km by road
- Bagbahara (nearest town)25 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 Banskanta?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Deori
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bagbahara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Banskanta known for?

The main crops are **paddy and black gram**. About 83% of the 198 hectares of village land is sown, and 36 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 Banskanta

Of every 100 households in Banskanta in 2011, 30 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Banskanta · ■ Bagbahra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****0%**

**54%

Television ****4%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**17%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****74%**

**27%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Banskanta?

■ Banskanta · ■ Bagbahra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.7%**

**65.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**1031

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1650**

**993

Working population ****40.8%**

**51.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.6% for men and 50.3% for women. 46% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 9 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 88 (57%) · **■** Other work 7 (5%) · **■** Marginal 51 (33%)

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 Bagbahra

- Dokarpali392 people
- Khattadih392 people
- Mohgaon390 people
- Dhaurabhantha384 people
- Kurrubhatha370 people
- Dongakhamariya364 people
- Kalyanpur359 people
- Bamhansara350 people

[All 242 villages in Bagbahra](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/bagbahra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Banskanta?492112
- How far is Banskanta from Mahasamund?55 km by road
- What is the population of Banskanta?380 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banskanta in?Mahasamund district (Bagbahra sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Banskanta?62.7% (Census 2011)