# Bansgaon, Shahganj, Jaunpur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Shahganj, Jaunpur 

# Bansgaon

Bansgaon is a village in [Shahganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/jaunpur/shahganj/) sub-district of [Jaunpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/jaunpur/) district, [Uttar Pradesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/). The 2011 Census counted **784 people in 112 households**, the 303rd largest of 518 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 784people (2011)
- 112households
- 64.8%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bansgaon

Of every 100 households in Bansgaon in 2011, 6 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Bansgaon · ■ Shahganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**82%

Tap water ****1%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**94%

Use banking services ****59%**

**80%

Television ****15%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**3%

None of these assets ****8%**

**6%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Bansgaon?

■ Bansgaon · ■ Shahganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.8%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****846**

**920

Working population ****38.3%**

**32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.1% for men and 52.8% for women. 35% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 172 (57%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (8%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 5 (2%) · **■** Marginal 98 (33%)

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 Shahganj

- Salarpur798 people
- Kanwariya786 people
- Jaukabad785 people
- Kishunpur785 people
- Samshipur772 people
- Basupur771 people
- Mujjakirpur766 people
- Sonikpur753 people

[All 543 villages in Shahganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/jaunpur/shahganj/villages/)

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- Bansgaon · Town, Gorakhpur · 15,313 people
- Bans Gaon · Village, Ramsanehighat, Bara Banki · 4,945 people
- Bansgaon · Village, Barsoi, Katihar · 4,548 people
- Bansgaon · Village, Mehnagar, Azamgarh · 2,413 people

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bansgaon?784 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bansgaon in?Jaunpur district (Shahganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bansgaon?64.8% (Census 2011)