# Banksol Village, Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur 

# Banksol

Banksol is a village in Jhargram sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **582 people in 134 households**, the 69th largest of 489 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 582people (2011)
- 134households
- 87.1%literacy
- 1,014females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Banksol

Of every 100 households in Banksol in 2011, 11 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Banksol · ■ Jhargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**86%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

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

**30%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****99%**

**34%

Television ****2%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**17%

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 Banksol?

■ Banksol · ■ Jhargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.1%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1014**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**979

Working population ****54.6%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.7% for men and 83.6% for women. 61% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 8 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 6 (2%) · **■** Marginal 302 (95%)

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 Jhargram

- Baida601 people
- Bara Gahira601 people
- Indrabani592 people
- Pasro590 people
- Amlachati577 people
- Chubka577 people
- Radha Gobindapur577 people
- Suabansa572 people

[All 604 villages in Jhargram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/jhargram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Banksol?582 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banksol in?Paschim Medinipur district (Jhargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Banksol?87.1% (Census 2011)