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

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Village · Faridpur Durgapur, Barddhaman 

# Bansol

Bansol is a village in Faridpur Durgapur sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,755 people in 610 households**, the 9th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 2,755people (2011)
- 610households
- 62.2%literacy
- 992females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bansol

Of every 100 households in Bansol in 2011, 33 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bansol · ■ Faridpur Durgapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**58%

Tap water ****2%**

**32%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**50%

Use banking services ****27%**

**48%

Television ****26%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****29%**

**16%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Bansol?

■ Bansol · ■ Faridpur Durgapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.2%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1025**

**917

Working population ****32.9%**

**35.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.1% for men and 51.2% for women. 53% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 2 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 166 (18%) · **■** Household industry 18 (2%) · **■** Other work 516 (57%) · **■** Marginal 205 (23%)

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

- Laskarbandh3,048 people
- Shankarpur2,915 people
- Arati2,789 people
- Dhabani2,763 people
- Nutandanga2,615 people
- Balijuri2,599 people
- Laudoha2,399 people
- Jamgara2,315 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bansol?2,755 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bansol in?Barddhaman district (Faridpur Durgapur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bansol?62.2% (Census 2011)