# Banshkona, Salbani, Paschim Medinipur – Population & Literacy (2)

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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 **68 people in 15 households**, the 368th largest of 411 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 68people (2011)
- 15households
- 63.2%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Banshkona

Of every 100 households in Banshkona in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Banshkona · ■ Salbani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**59%

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

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**16%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****7%**

**52%

Television ****0%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**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+) ****63.2%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1750**

**991

Working population ****55.9%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.0% for men and 55.6% for women. 53% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 10 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (8%) · **■** Marginal 25 (66%)

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

- Tangasol72 people
- Ahammadpur71 people
- Dharmapur70 people
- Tung Ni69 people
- Khairisol68 people
- Pathar Nala67 people
- Chantibandh61 people
- Dalkati60 people

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

## Other places named Banshkona

- Banshkona · Village, Salbani, Paschim Medinipur · 529 people
- Bansh Kona · Village, Binpur - I, Paschim Medinipur · 300 people

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Banshkona?68 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banshkona in?Paschim Medinipur district (Salbani sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Banshkona?63.2% (Census 2011)