# Banshkhal Village, Daspur - I, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Daspur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Banshkhal

Banshkhal is a village in Daspur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **759 people in 160 households**, the 122nd largest of 157 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.0%.

- 759people (2011)
- 160households
- 88.4%literacy
- 961females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Banshkhal

Of every 100 households in Banshkhal in 2011, 79 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Banshkhal · ■ Daspur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****65%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****34%**

**38%

Tap water ****1%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**90%

Use banking services ****54%**

**59%

Television ****36%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**13%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Banshkhal?

■ Banshkhal · ■ Daspur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.4%**

**84.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****694**

**972

Working population ****48.5%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.0% for men and 82.7% for women. 66% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 129 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 52 (14%) · **■** Household industry 34 (9%) · **■** Other work 134 (36%) · **■** Marginal 19 (5%)

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 Daspur - I

- Anantapur772 people
- Pukurdana770 people
- Dakshin Dhankhal768 people
- Makarampur767 people
- Jalalpur757 people
- Sitakundu751 people
- Behari Chak695 people
- Anandagar682 people

[All 162 villages in Daspur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/daspur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Banshkhal?759 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banshkhal in?Paschim Medinipur district (Daspur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Banshkhal?88.4% (Census 2011)