# Banshgan Village, Raghunathpur - I, Puruliya (West Bengal)

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Village · Raghunathpur - I, Puruliya 

# Banshgan

Banshgan is a village in Raghunathpur - I sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,110 people in 386 households**, the 12th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.2%.

- 2,110people (2011)
- 386households
- 62.0%literacy
- 972females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Banshgan

Of every 100 households in Banshgan in 2011, 15 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Banshgan · ■ Raghunathpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**32%

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

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**71%

Use banking services ****13%**

**46%

Television ****11%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**22%

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 Banshgan?

■ Banshgan · ■ Raghunathpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.0%**

**64.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1114**

**964

Working population ****32.6%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.2% for men and 45.0% for women. 48% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 89 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (3%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 221 (32%) · **■** Marginal 353 (51%)

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 Raghunathpur - I

- Mahinda Alias Babudergan2,563 people
- Madhutati2,528 people
- Lakhipriya Alis Nutandi2,472 people
- Matihir Alias Manipur2,266 people
- Biltora1,997 people
- Gagra1,947 people
- Gopinathpur1,882 people
- Khajura1,871 people

[All 102 villages in Raghunathpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/raghunathpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Banshgan?2,110 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banshgan in?Puruliya district (Raghunathpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Banshgan?62.0% (Census 2011)