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Banshra Population - Puruliya, West Bengal

Banshra is a medium size village located in Purulia - I Block of Puruliya district, West Bengal with total 257 families residing. The Banshra village has population of 1457 of which 741 are males while 716 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Banshra village population of children with age 0-6 is 214 which makes up 14.69 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Banshra village is 966 which is higher than West Bengal state average of 950. Child Sex Ratio for the Banshra as per census is 769, lower than West Bengal average of 956.

Banshra village has higher literacy rate compared to West Bengal. In 2011, literacy rate of Banshra village was 79.40 % compared to 76.26 % of West Bengal. In Banshra Male literacy stands at 90.48 % while female literacy rate was 68.38 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Banshra village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Banshra village.

Banshra Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 257 - -
Population 1,457 741 716
Child (0-6) 214 121 93
Schedule Caste 192 109 83
Schedule Tribe 127 65 62
Literacy 79.40 % 90.48 % 68.38 %
Total Workers 542 366 176
Main Worker 272 - -
Marginal Worker 270 117 153

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.18 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 8.72 % of total population in Banshra village.

Work Profile

In Banshra village out of total population, 542 were engaged in work activities. 50.18 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 49.82 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 542 workers engaged in Main Work, 164 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 4 were Agricultural labourer.