# Banshdiha Village, Garbeta - III – Population & Literacy

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Village · Garbeta - III, Paschim Medinipur 

# Banshdiha

Banshdiha is a village in Garbeta - III sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,813 people in 346 households**, the 18th largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.9%.

- 1,813people (2011)
- 346households
- 77.0%literacy
- 921females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Banshdiha

Of every 100 households in Banshdiha in 2011, 52 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Banshdiha · ■ Garbeta - III rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**12%

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

**4%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****29%**

**42%

Television ****25%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

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

**13%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Banshdiha?

■ Banshdiha · ■ Garbeta - III rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.0%**

**72.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****970**

**998

Working population ****39.4%**

**43.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.3% for men and 70.1% for women. 54% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 105 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (4%) · **■** Other work 47 (7%) · **■** Marginal 532 (75%)

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 - III

- Baradabcha2,280 people
- Pathar Kunda2,018 people
- Kendi Jambani1,925 people
- Nishchintapur1,821 people
- Chhota Dabcha1,785 people
- Sholagere1,767 people
- Karsa1,737 people
- Bardiha1,731 people

[All 230 villages in Garbeta - III](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/garbeta-iii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Banshdiha?1,813 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banshdiha in?Paschim Medinipur district (Garbeta - III sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Banshdiha?77.0% (Census 2011)