# Banshjora Village, Gopiballavpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Gopiballavpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Banshjora

Banshjora is a village in Gopiballavpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **163 people in 32 households**, the 157th largest of 175 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%.

- 163people (2011)
- 32households
- 71.5%literacy
- 1,090females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Banshjora

Of every 100 households in Banshjora in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Banshjora · ■ Gopiballavpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**28%

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

**1%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****12%**

**50%

Television ****0%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**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 Banshjora?

■ Banshjora · ■ Gopiballavpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.5%**

**71.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1090**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2000**

**940

Working population ****52.1%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.7% for men and 67.5% for women. 73% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 38 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 44 (52%) · **■** Other work 3 (4%)

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

- Ranjia181 people
- Damrasol174 people
- Marunia174 people
- Chakua169 people
- Chhota Jamsol159 people
- Baldi157 people
- Balidiha150 people
- Krishna Nagar146 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 Banshjora?163 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banshjora in?Paschim Medinipur district (Gopiballavpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Banshjora?71.5% (Census 2011)