# Banstala Village, Hingalganj – Population & Literacy

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Village · Hingalganj, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Banstala

Banstala is a village in Hingalganj sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,449 people in 834 households**, the 19th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%.

- 3,449people (2011)
- 834households
- 70.8%literacy
- 992females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Banstala

Of every 100 households in Banstala in 2011, 15 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Banstala · ■ Hingalganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**10%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**75%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**22%

Tap water ****15%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**2%

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

**0%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****32%**

**34%

Television ****5%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**1%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****58%**

**54%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Banstala?

■ Banstala · ■ Hingalganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.8%**

**78.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****961**

**974

Working population ****41.4%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.6% for men and 62.1% for women. 57% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 54 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 361 (25%) · **■** Household industry 37 (3%) · **■** Other work 189 (13%) · **■** Marginal 786 (55%)

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 Hingalganj

- Samsernagar4,394 people
- Madhabkati4,304 people
- Hemnagar3,960 people
- Charalkhali3,942 people
- Bankra Dobar3,194 people
- Dulduli3,170 people
- Purbba Khejurbaria2,875 people
- Ambaria2,749 people

[All 42 villages in Hingalganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/hingalganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Banstala?3,449 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banstala in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Hingalganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Banstala?70.8% (Census 2011)