# Banshipur Village, Memari - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Memari - II, Barddhaman 

# Banshipur

Banshipur is a village in Memari - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **901 people in 219 households**, the 51st largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 901people (2011)
- 219households
- 64.5%literacy
- 980females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Banshipur

Of every 100 households in Banshipur in 2011, 86 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Banshipur · ■ Memari - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**45%

Tap water ****0%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**83%

Use banking services ****49%**

**67%

Television ****37%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**11%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****10%**

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Banshipur?

■ Banshipur · ■ Memari - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.5%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****625**

**963

Working population ****49.1%**

**42.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.2% for men and 55.2% for women. 60% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 21 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 113 (26%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 52 (12%) · **■** Marginal 255 (58%)

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 Memari - II

- Rean945 people
- Kabastikri923 people
- Ranihati916 people
- Bishkopa906 people
- Baneswarpur900 people
- Chandipur880 people
- Madhupur870 people
- Jaggeswar865 people

[All 89 villages in Memari - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/memari-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Banshipur?901 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banshipur in?Barddhaman district (Memari - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Banshipur?64.5% (Census 2011)