# Banshtora Village, Chandankiyari, Bokaro (Jharkhand) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/bokaro/chandankiyari/banshtora/ Village · Chandankiyari, Bokaro # Banshtora Banshtora is a village in Chandankiyari sub-district of Bokaro district, Jharkhand, PIN code **828134**. The 2011 Census counted **3,293 people in 689 households**, the 16th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.0%. - 3,293people (2011) - 689households - 58.8%literacy - 828134PIN code ## Banshtora PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Banshtora is 828134.** Banshtora falls in Chandankiyari sub-district, Bokaro district, Jharkhand. - PIN code828134 - Gram panchayatBanshtora - Community development blockChandankiyari - Census village code362759 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Banshtora from nearby towns? - Chandankiyari (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Bokaro (district HQ)30 km by road - Chas (nearest town)24 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 Banshtora? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Banshtora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chandankiyari - ○Degree college10+ km · Chas - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chas - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 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 Banshtora known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 46% of the 324 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Banshtora Of every 100 households in Banshtora in 2011, 39 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Banshtora · ■ Chandankiyari rural average Electricity for lighting ****39%** **33% Toilet within the home ****3%** **3% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **96% Tap water ****2%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****40%** **77% Use banking services ****56%** **41% Television ****10%** **19% Mobile phone ****17%** **34% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****14%** **17% Own their home ****99%** **99% 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 Banshtora? ■ Banshtora · ■ Chandankiyari rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****58.8%** **63.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922** **927 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****942** **959 Working population ****43.0%** **38.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.4% for men and 43.9% for women. 53% of men and 32% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 47 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 183 (13%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 417 (29%) · **■** Marginal 769 (54%) 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 Chandankiyari - Batbinor3,545 people - Tentulia3,470 people - Barajor3,465 people - Saharjuri3,457 people - Palkiri3,221 people - Barkama3,219 people - Silphor3,161 people - Kauria3,086 people [All 128 villages in Chandankiyari](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/bokaro/chandankiyari/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Banshtora?828134 - How far is Banshtora from Bokaro?30 km by road - What is the population of Banshtora?3,293 (Census 2011) - Which district is Banshtora in?Bokaro district (Chandankiyari sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Banshtora?58.8% (Census 2011)