# Banskopa Village, Kanksa, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Kanksa, Barddhaman 

# Banskopa

Banskopa is a village in Kanksa sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,711 people in 575 households**, the 10th largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%.

- 2,711people (2011)
- 575households
- 79.0%literacy
- 973females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Banskopa

Of every 100 households in Banskopa in 2011, 69 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Banskopa · ■ Kanksa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**68%

Tap water ****5%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****77%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****5%**

**70%

Use banking services ****83%**

**68%

Television ****64%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****31%**

**12%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****4%**

**18%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

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 Banskopa?

■ Banskopa · ■ Kanksa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.0%**

**72.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****963**

**976

Working population ****39.5%**

**45.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.3% for men and 68.3% for women. 61% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 56 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (0%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 739 (69%) · **■** Marginal 267 (25%)

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 Kanksa

- Shyambazar3,308 people
- Kuldiha3,250 people
- Babnabera3,009 people
- Bistupur2,992 people
- Malandighi2,590 people
- Napara2,512 people
- Gangbil2,435 people
- Bandra2,240 people

[All 82 villages in Kanksa](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/kanksa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Banskopa?2,711 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banskopa in?Barddhaman district (Kanksa sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Banskopa?79.0% (Census 2011)