# Banskata Village, Sonua, Pashchimi Singhbhum (Jharkhand)

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Village · Sonua, Pashchimi Singhbhum 

# Banskata

Banskata is a village in Sonua sub-district of Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **833105**. The 2011 Census counted **223 people in 49 households**, the 87th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.2%.

- 223people (2011)
- 49households
- 44.0%literacy
- 833105PIN code

## Banskata PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Banskata is 833105.** Banskata falls in Sonua sub-district, Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code833105
- Gram panchayatBoikera
- Community development blockSonua
- Census village code376932

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?

- Chaibasa (district HQ)63 km by road
- Chakradharpur (nearest town)40 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Pansuan
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sonuan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chakardharpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaibasa
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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?

The main crops are **rice**. About 6% of the 114 hectares of village land is sown.

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, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Banskata · ■ Sonua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****90%**

**47%

Television ****0%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****21%**

**31%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Banskata?

■ Banskata · ■ Sonua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.0%**

**59.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****858**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1294**

**992

Working population ****57.4%**

**53.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.3% for men and 25.9% for women. 60% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 4 (3%) · **■** Marginal 124 (97%)

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 Sonua

- Nachalda266 people
- Baibera257 people
- Masurikudar254 people
- Mailpir228 people
- Satpuri215 people
- Daw208 people
- Karmaba203 people
- Sarjamdih152 people

[All 107 villages in Sonua](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pashchimi-singhbhum/sonua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Banskata?833105
- How far is Banskata from Chaibasa?63 km by road
- What is the population of Banskata?223 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banskata in?Pashchimi Singhbhum district (Sonua sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Banskata?44.0% (Census 2011)