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

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Village · Faridpur Durgapur, Barddhaman 

# Banshia

Banshia is a village in Faridpur Durgapur sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,607 people in 362 households**, the 26th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 1,607people (2011)
- 362households
- 56.1%literacy
- 941females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Banshia

Of every 100 households in Banshia in 2011, 49 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Banshia · ■ Faridpur Durgapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**58%

Tap water ****2%**

**32%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**50%

Use banking services ****27%**

**48%

Television ****26%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**19%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****32%**

**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 Banshia?

■ Banshia · ■ Faridpur Durgapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.1%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875**

**917

Working population ****41.4%**

**35.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.2% for men and 52.8% for women. 63% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 161 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 269 (40%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 117 (18%) · **■** Marginal 111 (17%)

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

- Pansiuli1,688 people
- Srikrishnapur1,670 people
- Tilabani1,659 people
- Pratappur1,644 people
- Baragaria1,241 people
- Madhaiganj1,194 people
- Amlauka1,184 people
- Banshgara1,173 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Banshia?1,607 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banshia in?Barddhaman district (Faridpur Durgapur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Banshia?56.1% (Census 2011)