# Banshgar Village, Jaipur, Puruliya (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Jaipur, Puruliya 

# Banshgar

Banshgar is a village in Jaipur sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **391 people in 62 households**, the 91st largest of 109 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.2%.

- 391people (2011)
- 62households
- 51.5%literacy
- 889females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Banshgar

Of every 100 households in Banshgar in 2011, 88 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Banshgar · ■ Jaipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**40%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**11%

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

**0%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****7%**

**49%

Television ****3%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**23%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Banshgar?

■ Banshgar · ■ Jaipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.5%**

**57.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1233**

**937

Working population ****26.1%**

**39.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.1% for men and 34.0% for women. 47% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 59 (58%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (10%) · **■** Household industry 14 (14%) · **■** Other work 8 (8%) · **■** Marginal 11 (11%)

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 Jaipur

- Baglata420 people
- Udaypur409 people
- Baijnathdi Alias Dokatanr405 people
- Gupinathpur401 people
- Shalagram369 people
- Layadi366 people
- Ratnadi362 people
- Kalikapur354 people

[All 112 villages in Jaipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/jaipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Banshgar?391 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banshgar in?Puruliya district (Jaipur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Banshgar?51.5% (Census 2011)