# Banshiwala Village, Vikasnagar, Dehradun (Uttarakhand) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Vikasnagar, Dehradun 

# Banshiwala

Banshiwala is a village in Vikasnagar sub-district of Dehradun district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **650 people in 132 households**, the 88th largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%.

- 650people (2011)
- 132households
- 72.5%literacy
- 786females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Banshiwala

Of every 100 households in Banshiwala in 2011, 99 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Banshiwala · ■ Vikasnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**72%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**27%

Tap water ****18%**

**73%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**63%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%**

**43%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%**

**54%

Use banking services ****57%**

**74%

Television ****51%**

**63%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**32%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****35%**

**10%

Own their home ****69%**

**88%

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 Banshiwala?

■ Banshiwala · ■ Vikasnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.5%**

**76.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****786**

**913

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****778**

**929

Working population ****35.1%**

**31.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.7% for men and 59.5% for women. 54% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 13 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (6%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 201 (88%)

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 Vikasnagar

- Gujrara Karan Pur697 people
- Kotra Kalyanpur666 people
- Navgaon655 people
- Dudhai651 people
- Kalyanpur627 people
- Pasta625 people
- Abdullapur600 people
- Bavandhar591 people

[All 141 villages in Vikasnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/dehradun/vikasnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Banshiwala?650 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banshiwala in?Dehradun district (Vikasnagar sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Banshiwala?72.5% (Census 2011)