# Bansjora Village, Baghmara-Cum-Katras, Dhanbad (Jharkhand)

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Village · Baghmara-Cum-Katras, Dhanbad 

# Bansjora

Bansjora is a village in Baghmara-Cum-Katras sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **2,421 people in 483 households**, the 25th largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%.

- 2,421people (2011)
- 483households
- 78.7%literacy
- 902females per 1,000 males

## Bansjora PIN code and other codes

Bansjora falls in Baghmara-Cum-Katras sub-district, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatBansjora
- Community development blockBaghmara-Cum-Katras
- Census village code361553

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

## How far is Bansjora from nearby towns?

- Baghmara (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Dhanbad (district HQ)30 km by road
- Dhanbad (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 Bansjora?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Bansjora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

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 Bansjora known for?

About 1% of the 240 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Bansjora

Of every 100 households in Bansjora in 2011, 90 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Bansjora · ■ Baghmara-Cum-Katras rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**80%

Tap water ****14%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****3%**

**26%

Use banking services ****56%**

**66%

Television ****60%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****29%**

**26%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****17%**

**15%

Own their home ****89%**

**82%

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 Bansjora?

■ Bansjora · ■ Baghmara-Cum-Katras rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.7%**

**73.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902**

**913

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****749**

**929

Working population ****28.0%**

**29.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.5% for men and 67.2% for women. 46% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 15 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 381 (56%) · **■** Marginal 275 (41%)

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 Baghmara-Cum-Katras

- Gobindadih Alias Bhosri2,616 people
- Chhatrutanr2,562 people
- Jamdiha2,548 people
- Kunji2,478 people
- Padugora2,398 people
- Kapuria2,340 people
- Bakspura2,274 people
- Kanchanpur2,256 people

[All 192 villages in Baghmara-Cum-Katras](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/baghmara-cum-katras/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bansjora from Dhanbad?30 km by road
- What is the population of Bansjora?2,421 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bansjora in?Dhanbad district (Baghmara-Cum-Katras sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Bansjora?78.7% (Census 2011)