# Bansa Village, Raina - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Raina - I, Barddhaman 

# Bansa

Bansa is a village in Raina - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,811 people in 393 households**, the 36th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.2%.

- 1,811people (2011)
- 393households
- 86.0%literacy
- 937females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bansa

Of every 100 households in Bansa in 2011, 42 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bansa · ■ Raina - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****55%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**34%

Tap water ****2%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**83%

Use banking services ****34%**

**67%

Television ****28%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**16%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Bansa?

■ Bansa · ■ Raina - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.0%**

**80.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****947**

**950

Working population ****40.4%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.7% for men and 79.9% for women. 58% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 112 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 100 (14%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 53 (7%) · **■** Marginal 463 (63%)

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 Raina - I

- Mugura1,867 people
- Uchitpur1,838 people
- Banagram1,834 people
- Bokra1,834 people
- Balla1,743 people
- Bayra1,725 people
- Babarakpur1,712 people
- Sahajpur1,712 people

[All 112 villages in Raina - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/raina-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bansa?1,811 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bansa in?Barddhaman district (Raina - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bansa?86.0% (Census 2011)