Village · Suri - I, Birbhum
# Banshjor

Banshjor is a village in Suri - I sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 4,568 people in 943 households, the 1st largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.2%.
- 4,568 people (2011)
- 943 households
- 68.2% literacy
- 927 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Banshjor

Of every 100 households in Banshjor in 2011, 26 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Banshjor · ■ Suri - I rural average
- Electricity for lighting 26% 46%
- Toilet within the home 17% 26%
- No toilet (open defecation) 83% 74%
- Tap water 3% 21%
- Drinking water within premises 15% 16%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 13%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 85% 70%
- Use banking services 17% 56%
- Television 13% 31%
- Mobile phone 26% 40%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 5% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 29% 22%
- Own their home 97% 94%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Banshjor?

■ Banshjor · ■ Suri - I rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 68.2% 71.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 927 958
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 921 966
- Working population 31.1% 39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.3% for men and 63.7% for women. 54% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 170 (12%) · ■ Farm labourers 389 (27%) · ■ Household industry 70 (5%) · ■ Other work 542 (38%) · ■ Marginal 248 (17%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Suri - I
- Kachujor 3,420 people
- Brojergram 3,268 people
- Tilpara 2,928 people
- Junidpur 2,598 people

All 112 villages in Suri - I

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Banshjor? 4,568 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banshjor in? Birbhum district (Suri - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Banshjor? 68.2% (Census 2011)

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