# Banshda Village, Gopiballavpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Gopiballavpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Banshda

Banshda is a village in Gopiballavpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **487 people in 126 households**, the 79th largest of 175 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%.

- 487people (2011)
- 126households
- 84.3%literacy
- 902females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Banshda

Of every 100 households in Banshda in 2011, 27 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Banshda · ■ Gopiballavpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**28%

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

**1%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****10%**

**50%

Television ****10%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****37%**

**32%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Gopiballavpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.3%**

**71.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****615**

**940

Working population ****65.1%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.6% for men and 78.6% for women. 63% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 4 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 310 (98%)

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 - II

- Bandh Gara503 people
- Bangara498 people
- Shimulia498 people
- Poradiha492 people
- Kanthalia487 people
- Harki479 people
- Hijla479 people
- Bhakta Pat475 people

[All 192 villages in Gopiballavpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/gopiballavpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Banshda?487 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banshda in?Paschim Medinipur district (Gopiballavpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Banshda?84.3% (Census 2011)