# Paschim Banshgaon Village, Phansidewa, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Phansidewa, Darjiling 

# Paschim Banshgaon

Paschim Banshgaon is a village in Phansidewa sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,313 people in 272 households**, the 50th largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%.

- 1,313people (2011)
- 272households
- 72.6%literacy
- 900females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paschim Banshgaon

Of every 100 households in Paschim Banshgaon in 2011, 32 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Paschim Banshgaon · ■ Phansidewa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**72%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****74%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****17%**

**32%

Television ****17%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****22%**

**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 Paschim Banshgaon?

■ Paschim Banshgaon · ■ Phansidewa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.6%**

**64.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****900**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1084**

**972

Working population ****33.7%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.9% for men and 60.9% for women. 51% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 71 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 251 (57%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 90 (20%) · **■** Marginal 29 (7%)

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

- Tarbandha1,415 people
- Farabari1,405 people
- Ambari1,371 people
- Kuchia1,360 people
- Fulbar1,279 people
- Lachubhita1,260 people
- Kadmi1,256 people
- Kadopani1,206 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paschim Banshgaon?1,313 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paschim Banshgaon in?Darjiling district (Phansidewa sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paschim Banshgaon?72.6% (Census 2011)