# Banshthupi Village, Gazole, Maldah (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Gazole, Maldah 

# Banshthupi

Banshthupi is a village in Gazole sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,029 people in 217 households**, the 103rd largest of 286 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.1%.

- 1,029people (2011)
- 217households
- 60.9%literacy
- 1,010females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Banshthupi

Of every 100 households in Banshthupi in 2011, 12 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Banshthupi · ■ Gazole rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**75%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**12%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**93%

Use banking services ****33%**

**33%

Television ****4%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**33%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Banshthupi?

■ Banshthupi · ■ Gazole rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.9%**

**62.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**979

Working population ****28.2%**

**42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.9% for men and 56.9% for women. 53% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 159 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 28 (10%) · **■** Other work 72 (25%) · **■** Marginal 31 (11%)

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 Gazole

- Baniyal1,075 people
- Bonordighi1,045 people
- Atila1,044 people
- Akanda1,041 people
- Puria1,023 people
- Kadamtali1,018 people
- Kastor989 people
- Altor985 people

[All 291 villages in Gazole](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/gazole/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Banshthupi?1,029 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banshthupi in?Maldah district (Gazole sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Banshthupi?60.9% (Census 2011)