# Banshipur Village, Pratappur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/pratappur/banshipur/ Village · Pratappur, Surguja # Banshipur Banshipur is a village in Pratappur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497235**. The 2011 Census counted **2,203 people in 492 households**, the 12th largest of 114 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.3%. - 2,203people (2011) - 492households - 60.2%literacy - 497235PIN code ## Banshipur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Banshipur is 497235.** Banshipur falls in Pratappur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code497235 - Gram panchayatBanshipur - Community development blockPratappur - Census village code432287 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Banshipur from nearby towns? - Pratappur (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ)34 km by road - Pratappur (nearest town)30 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 Banshipur? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Banshipur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jarhi - ○Degree college10+ km · Pratappur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pratappur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Banshipur known for? The main crops are **paddy, maize and black gram**. About 50% of the 808 hectares of village land is sown, and 35 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 Banshipur Of every 100 households in Banshipur in 2011, 19 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Banshipur · ■ Pratappur rural average Electricity for lighting ****19%** **51% Toilet within the home ****3%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **93% Tap water ****7%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **99% Use banking services ****54%** **68% Television ****11%** **8% Mobile phone ****20%** **17% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****13%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****33%** **36% Own their home ****92%** **98% 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 Banshipur? ■ Banshipur · ■ Pratappur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.2%** **55.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948** **988 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****979** **961 Working population ****40.3%** **48.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.2% for men and 47.5% for women. 51% of men and 29% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 121 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 50 (6%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 162 (18%) · **■** Marginal 548 (62%) 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 Pratappur - Shyampur2,334 people - Kerta2,318 people - Narola2,251 people - Khorma2,236 people - Mayapur2,112 people - Darhora2,103 people - Govindpur1,989 people - Bojha1,986 people [All 114 villages in Pratappur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/pratappur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Banshipur?497235 - How far is Banshipur from Ambikapur?34 km by road - What is the population of Banshipur?2,203 (Census 2011) - Which district is Banshipur in?Surguja district (Pratappur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Banshipur?60.2% (Census 2011)