# Banshra Village, Kumarganj, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Kumarganj, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Banshra

Banshra is a village in Kumarganj sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **351 people in 90 households**, the 145th largest of 208 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 351people (2011)
- 90households
- 77.2%literacy
- 847females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Banshra

Of every 100 households in Banshra in 2011, 69 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Banshra · ■ Kumarganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**70%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**33%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**93%

Use banking services ****44%**

**25%

Television ****27%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**1%

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

**33%

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 Banshra?

■ Banshra · ■ Kumarganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.2%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****847**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****476**

**951

Working population ****38.5%**

**43.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.0% for men and 69.5% for women. 58% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 81 (60%) · **■** Farm labourers 26 (19%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 10 (7%) · **■** Marginal 17 (13%)

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 Kumarganj

- Thalsama390 people
- Patit Pukur377 people
- Chakrasail375 people
- Uchhana370 people
- Mominpur350 people
- Gobarta349 people
- Lakshmankuri348 people
- Gayespur346 people

[All 218 villages in Kumarganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/kumarganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Banshra?351 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banshra in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Kumarganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Banshra?77.2% (Census 2011)