# Banshda Village, Garbeta - I, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Garbeta - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Banshda

Banshda is a village in Garbeta - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,463 people in 307 households**, the 40th largest of 306 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 1,463people (2011)
- 307households
- 60.6%literacy
- 951females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Banshda

Of every 100 households in Banshda in 2011, 12 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Banshda · ■ Garbeta - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**69%

Tap water ****0%**

**33%

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

**20%

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

**6%

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

**87%

Use banking services ****59%**

**62%

Television ****6%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**15%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Banshda?

■ Banshda · ■ Garbeta - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.6%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1169**

**951

Working population ****40.0%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.0% for men and 53.7% for women. 58% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 54 (9%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 44 (8%) · **■** Marginal 486 (83%)

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 Garbeta - I

- Khudiasol1,553 people
- Dewan1,534 people
- Bara Nohari1,474 people
- Mayta1,467 people
- Gilabani1,454 people
- Daldali1,451 people
- Patharisol1,443 people
- Lakshyatapal1,386 people

[All 369 villages in Garbeta - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/garbeta-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Banshda?1,463 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banshda in?Paschim Medinipur district (Garbeta - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Banshda?60.6% (Census 2011)