# Banshai Village, Kalna - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Kalna - II, Barddhaman 

# Banshai

Banshai is a village in Kalna - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,322 people in 332 households**, the 51st largest of 112 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%.

- 1,322people (2011)
- 332households
- 76.6%literacy
- 1,050females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Banshai

Of every 100 households in Banshai in 2011, 31 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Banshai · ■ Kalna - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**53%

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

**46%

Tap water ****1%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**85%

Use banking services ****66%**

**62%

Television ****16%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**16%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Banshai?

■ Banshai · ■ Kalna - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.6%**

**76.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1050**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**963

Working population ****51.4%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.8% for men and 71.8% for women. 65% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 91 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 391 (58%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 33 (5%) · **■** Marginal 156 (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 Kalna - II

- Dakshin Durgapur1,438 people
- Patilpara1,423 people
- Arjuna1,393 people
- Kanibamni1,393 people
- Dwariatan1,258 people
- Ara1,245 people
- Kuledaha1,235 people
- Rahatpur1,234 people

[All 112 villages in Kalna - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/kalna-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Banshai?1,322 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banshai in?Barddhaman district (Kalna - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Banshai?76.6% (Census 2011)