# Banskana Village, Raipur, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Raipur, Bankura 

# Banskana

Banskana is a village in Raipur sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **470 people in 89 households**, the 131st largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 470people (2011)
- 89households
- 77.9%literacy
- 958females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Banskana

Of every 100 households in Banskana in 2011, 52 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Banskana · ■ Raipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**41%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**92%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**11%

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

**2%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****91%**

**66%

Television ****21%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Banskana?

■ Banskana · ■ Raipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.9%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**930

Working population ****53.6%**

**46.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.2% for men and 65.5% for women. 54% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 21 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 186 (74%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 23 (9%) · **■** Marginal 20 (8%)

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 Raipur

- Chamtabaid487 people
- Kalapathar484 people
- Kuchaipal478 people
- Chaturi476 people
- Belpahari466 people
- Khairdungri464 people
- Jhari458 people
- Buridhara444 people

[All 205 villages in Raipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/raipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Banskana?470 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banskana in?Bankura district (Raipur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Banskana?77.9% (Census 2011)