Village · Maheshpur, Pakur # Banskandri Banskandri is a village in Maheshpur sub-district of Pakur district, Jharkhand, PIN code 816107. The 2011 Census counted 3,250 people in 655 households, the 2nd largest of 322 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 52.3%. - 3,250 people (2011) - 655 households - 52.0% literacy - 816107 PIN code ## Banskandri PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Banskandri is 816107. Banskandri falls in Maheshpur sub-district, Pakur district, Jharkhand. - PIN code 816107 - Gram panchayat Banskandri - Community development block Maheshpur - Census village code 360522 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Banskandri from nearby towns? - Maheshpur (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road - Pakur (district HQ) 30 km by road - Pakur (nearest town) 30 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Banskandri? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Banskandri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Railway station In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Amrapara - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Pakur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dumka - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Banskandri known for? About 51% of the 565 hectares of village land is sown, and 18 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Banskandri Of every 100 households in Banskandri in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Banskandri · ■ Maheshpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 8% - Toilet within the home 3% 8% - No toilet (open defecation) 97% 91% - Tap water 0% 2% - Drinking water within premises 0% 5% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 82% 86% - Use banking services 5% 22% - Television 1% 8% - Mobile phone 21% 20% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 4% 5% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 34% 28% - Own their home 97% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Banskandri? ■ Banskandri · ■ Maheshpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 52.0% 52.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1025 989 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1077 987 - Working population 46.2% 42.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.2% for men and 37.0% for women. 52% of men and 40% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 46 (3%) · ■ Farm labourers 7 (0%) · ■ Household industry 3 (0%) · ■ Other work 39 (3%) · ■ Marginal 1,406 (94%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Maheshpur - Maheshpur 5,797 people - Birkiti 3,228 people - Palsa 2,677 people - Rampur 2,606 people - Gadarpara 2,552 people All 345 villages in Maheshpur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Banskandri? 816107 - How far is Banskandri from Pakur? 30 km by road - What is the population of Banskandri? 3,250 (Census 2011) - Which district is Banskandri in? Pakur district (Maheshpur sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Banskandri? 52.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pakur/maheshpur/banskandri/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.