# Banskata Village, Pithora, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Pithora, Mahasamund 

# Banskata

Banskata is a village in Pithora sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493449**. The 2011 Census counted **579 people in 142 households**, the 154th largest of 238 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 579people (2011)
- 142households
- 74.3%literacy
- 493449PIN code

## Banskata PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Banskata is 493449.** Banskata falls in Pithora sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code493449
- Gram panchayatBadhaipali
- Community development blockPithaura
- Census village code446327

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

## How far is Banskata from nearby towns?

- Pithaura (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Mahasamund (district HQ)69 km by road
- Bagbahara (nearest town)12 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 Banskata?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tendukonha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pithora
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Raipur
- ○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
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Banskata known for?

About 82% of the 263 hectares of village land is sown, and 19 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 Banskata

Of every 100 households in Banskata in 2011, 95 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Banskata · ■ Pithora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**80%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**96%

Use banking services ****72%**

**55%

Television ****30%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**24%

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 Banskata?

■ Banskata · ■ Pithora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.3%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1039**

**1034

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****727**

**983

Working population ****54.2%**

**52.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.8% for men and 60.9% for women. 60% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 142 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 133 (42%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 35 (11%) · **■** Marginal 3 (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 Pithora

- Padakipali590 people
- Nawagaon Tukda588 people
- Bhaskarapali586 people
- Narayanpur580 people
- Dogajhar577 people
- Nawagaon Khurd576 people
- Bramhanpuri573 people
- Jarra573 people

[All 248 villages in Pithora](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/pithora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Banskata?493449
- How far is Banskata from Mahasamund?69 km by road
- What is the population of Banskata?579 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banskata in?Mahasamund district (Pithora sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Banskata?74.3% (Census 2011)