# Banskuni Village, Dantan - I, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Dantan - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Banskuni

Banskuni is a village in Dantan - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,014 people in 214 households**, the 61st largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%.

- 1,014people (2011)
- 214households
- 64.5%literacy
- 1,040females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Banskuni

Of every 100 households in Banskuni in 2011, 14 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Banskuni · ■ Dantan - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**59%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**39%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****92%**

**62%

Television ****4%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**22%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Banskuni?

■ Banskuni · ■ Dantan - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.5%**

**73.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1040**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****897**

**963

Working population ****43.2%**

**37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.9% for men and 54.0% for women. 58% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 16 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 62 (14%) · **■** Marginal 351 (80%)

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 Dantan - I

- Janadighi1,072 people
- Contai1,044 people
- Jayrampur1,037 people
- Moyarui1,018 people
- Kajipara1,002 people
- Naikul Baicha983 people
- Pansola982 people
- Manika Dangar977 people

[All 198 villages in Dantan - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/dantan-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Banskuni?1,014 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banskuni in?Paschim Medinipur district (Dantan - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Banskuni?64.5% (Census 2011)