# Banshkopna Village, Salbani, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Salbani, Paschim Medinipur 

# Banshkopna

Banshkopna is a village in Salbani sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **328 people in 64 households**, the 201st largest of 411 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 328people (2011)
- 64households
- 86.9%literacy
- 952females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Banshkopna

Of every 100 households in Banshkopna in 2011, 67 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Banshkopna · ■ Salbani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**79%

Tap water ****98%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**16%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****100%**

**52%

Television ****33%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**15%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Banshkopna?

■ Banshkopna · ■ Salbani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.9%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****588**

**991

Working population ****48.2%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.0% for men and 80.0% for women. 57% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 30 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 18 (11%) · **■** Marginal 107 (68%)

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

- Hatilot339 people
- Sirsi339 people
- Rana335 people
- Jambani331 people
- Buripala325 people
- Hemsagar325 people
- Jorakusmi325 people
- Ramraydi321 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Banshkopna?328 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banshkopna in?Paschim Medinipur district (Salbani sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Banshkopna?86.9% (Census 2011)