# 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 **1,175 people in 283 households**, the 32nd largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.7%.

- 1,175people (2011)
- 283households
- 68.9%literacy
- 898females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Banshanka

Of every 100 households in Banshanka in 2011, 18 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Banshanka · ■ Suri - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**82%

Use banking services ****94%**

**69%

Television ****12%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**26%

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 Banshanka?

■ Banshanka · ■ Suri - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.9%**

**72.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****828**

**948

Working population ****51.5%**

**41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.0% for men and 58.9% for women. 58% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 10 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 51 (8%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 26 (4%) · **■** Marginal 517 (85%)

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

- Koma1,269 people
- Sajina1,259 people
- Patanda1,247 people
- Gangie1,205 people
- Kulera1,146 people
- Monpur1,090 people
- Kasherhat1,068 people
- Imadpur1,062 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?1,175 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banshanka in?Birbhum district (Suri - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Banshanka?68.9% (Census 2011)