# Banshanka Village, Suri - II, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Suri - II, Birbhum 

# Banshanka

Banshanka is a village in Suri - II sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,838 people in 440 households**, the 9th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.7%.

- 1,838people (2011)
- 440households
- 70.6%literacy
- 919females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Banshanka

Of every 100 households in Banshanka in 2011, 30 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Banshanka · ■ Suri - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**14%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**82%

Use banking services ****99%**

**69%

Television ****16%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Banshanka?

■ Banshanka · ■ Suri - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.6%**

**72.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****805**

**948

Working population ****34.8%**

**41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.5% for men and 63.3% for women. 57% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 129 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 103 (16%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 166 (26%) · **■** Marginal 240 (38%)

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 Suri - II

- Parbatipur2,138 people
- Fatepur1,895 people
- Dhaltikri1,874 people
- Abinashpur1,846 people
- Majigram1,811 people
- Shirshita1,804 people
- Bansra1,795 people
- Indragachha1,774 people

[All 95 villages in Suri - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/suri-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Banshanka?1,838 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banshanka in?Birbhum district (Suri - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Banshanka?70.6% (Census 2011)