# Banshgara Village, Faridpur Durgapur, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Faridpur Durgapur, Barddhaman 

# Banshgara

Banshgara is a village in Faridpur Durgapur sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,173 people in 248 households**, the 30th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 1,173people (2011)
- 248households
- 65.9%literacy
- 952females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Banshgara

Of every 100 households in Banshgara in 2011, 35 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Banshgara · ■ Faridpur Durgapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**58%

Tap water ****18%**

**32%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**50%

Use banking services ****30%**

**48%

Television ****23%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**19%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**16%

Own their home ****98%**

**90%

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 Banshgara?

■ Banshgara · ■ Faridpur Durgapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.9%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****855**

**917

Working population ****48.2%**

**35.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.7% for men and 55.9% for women. 55% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 7 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 26 (5%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 282 (50%) · **■** Marginal 245 (43%)

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 Faridpur Durgapur

- Banshia1,607 people
- Baragaria1,241 people
- Madhaiganj1,194 people
- Amlauka1,184 people
- Amdahi1,138 people
- Kalikapur1,103 people
- Hetedoba1,092 people
- Paranganj1,044 people

[All 51 villages in Faridpur Durgapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/faridpur-durgapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Banshgara?1,173 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banshgara in?Barddhaman district (Faridpur Durgapur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Banshgara?65.9% (Census 2011)