# Banshkona, Salbani, Paschim Medinipur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Salbani, Paschim Medinipur 

# Banshkona

Banshkona is a village in [Salbani](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/salbani/) sub-district of [Paschim Medinipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **529 people in 107 households**, the 121st largest of 411 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 529people (2011)
- 107households
- 78.5%literacy
- 945females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Banshkona

Of every 100 households in Banshkona in 2011, 64 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Banshkona · ■ Salbani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**20%

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

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**16%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****57%**

**52%

Television ****15%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**11%

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

**1%

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

**15%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Banshkona?

■ Banshkona · ■ Salbani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.5%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****742**

**991

Working population ****55.0%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.8% for men and 73.1% for women. 50% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 37 (13%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 251 (86%)

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 Salbani

- Chuasol550 people
- Ramnagar550 people
- Kaniari547 people
- Bhangadalia541 people
- Jagannathpur526 people
- Chandabila523 people
- Sarasbedia519 people
- Lakshmanpur518 people

[All 528 villages in Salbani](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/salbani/villages/)

## Other places named Banshkona

- Bansh Kona · Village, Binpur - I, Paschim Medinipur · 300 people
- Banshkona · Village, Salbani, Paschim Medinipur · 68 people

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Banshkona?529 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banshkona in?Paschim Medinipur district (Salbani sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Banshkona?78.5% (Census 2011)