# Banshia Village, Gopiballavpur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Gopiballavpur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Banshia

Banshia is a village in Gopiballavpur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **322 people in 58 households**, the 126th largest of 199 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%.

- 322people (2011)
- 58households
- 49.1%literacy
- 1,012females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Banshia

Of every 100 households in Banshia in 2011, 32 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Banshia · ■ Gopiballavpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**82%

Tap water ****54%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**30%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****37%**

**37%

Television ****3%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**22%

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 Banshia?

■ Banshia · ■ Gopiballavpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.1%**

**65.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1012**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1045**

**953

Working population ****68.9%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.9% for men and 32.4% for women. 69% of men and 69% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 48 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 86 (39%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 8 (4%) · **■** Marginal 79 (36%)

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 Gopiballavpur - I

- Mahulisasasol343 people
- Kenduabadi340 people
- Purnapani Chita Matia325 people
- Mahipal323 people
- Ramkrishnapur318 people
- Chaulbata316 people
- Bakra Chitta Matia312 people
- Shirish Bani299 people

[All 216 villages in Gopiballavpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/gopiballavpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Banshia?322 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banshia in?Paschim Medinipur district (Gopiballavpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Banshia?49.1% (Census 2011)