# Banshi Chak Village, Dantan - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Dantan - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Banshi Chak

Banshi Chak is a village in Dantan - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,639 people in 341 households**, the 29th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 1,639people (2011)
- 341households
- 86.9%literacy
- 1,006females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Banshi Chak

Of every 100 households in Banshi Chak in 2011, 17 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Banshi Chak · ■ Dantan - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****86%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****12%**

**17%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**98%

Use banking services ****54%**

**60%

Television ****9%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**14%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Banshi Chak?

■ Banshi Chak · ■ Dantan - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.9%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****943**

**953

Working population ****33.2%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.6% for men and 80.4% for women. 59% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 10 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 425 (78%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 47 (9%) · **■** Marginal 61 (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 Dantan - II

- Haripur1,808 people
- Kedar1,748 people
- Betarui1,690 people
- Purunda1,654 people
- Chauraigram1,636 people
- Kushumda1,635 people
- Srikrishnapur1,576 people
- Ekarukhi1,534 people

[All 128 villages in Dantan - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/dantan-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Banshi Chak?1,639 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banshi Chak in?Paschim Medinipur district (Dantan - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Banshi Chak?86.9% (Census 2011)