# Banshgaon Village, Phansidewa, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Phansidewa, Darjiling 

# Banshgaon

Banshgaon is a village in Phansidewa sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,958 people in 1,155 households**, the 8th largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%.

- 5,958people (2011)
- 1,155households
- 62.8%literacy
- 948females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Banshgaon

Of every 100 households in Banshgaon in 2011, 27 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Banshgaon · ■ Phansidewa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**72%

Tap water ****3%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**53%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**88%

Use banking services ****20%**

**32%

Television ****12%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****26%**

**20%

Own their home ****99%**

**82%

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 Banshgaon?

■ Banshgaon · ■ Phansidewa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.8%**

**64.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****936**

**972

Working population ****28.9%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.0% for men and 56.3% for women. 49% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 219 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 818 (48%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 345 (20%) · **■** Marginal 335 (19%)

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 Phansidewa

- Bara Paikpara Arazi6,899 people
- Budharugaon6,841 people
- Mandila Jhar6,642 people
- Purbba Madati6,424 people
- Liusipukuri5,185 people
- Uttar Bansgaon Kismat5,064 people
- Pathar Hirhirar Chhat4,039 people
- Bandar Gachh3,891 people

[All 113 villages in Phansidewa](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/phansidewa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Banshgaon?5,958 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banshgaon in?Darjiling district (Phansidewa sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Banshgaon?62.8% (Census 2011)