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Banshraya Population - Puruliya, West Bengal

Banshraya is a medium size village located in Kashipur Block of Puruliya district, West Bengal with total 192 families residing. The Banshraya village has population of 983 of which 488 are males while 495 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Banshraya village population of children with age 0-6 is 124 which makes up 12.61 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Banshraya village is 1014 which is higher than West Bengal state average of 950. Child Sex Ratio for the Banshraya as per census is 938, lower than West Bengal average of 956.

Banshraya village has lower literacy rate compared to West Bengal. In 2011, literacy rate of Banshraya village was 75.20 % compared to 76.26 % of West Bengal. In Banshraya Male literacy stands at 86.32 % while female literacy rate was 64.37 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Banshraya 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 Banshraya village.

Banshraya Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 192 - -
Population 983 488 495
Child (0-6) 124 64 60
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 894 438 456
Literacy 75.20 % 86.32 % 64.37 %
Total Workers 454 290 164
Main Worker 212 - -
Marginal Worker 242 124 118

Caste Factor

In Banshraya village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 90.95 % of total population in Banshraya village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Banshraya village of Puruliya.

Work Profile

In Banshraya village out of total population, 454 were engaged in work activities. 46.70 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 53.30 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 454 workers engaged in Main Work, 18 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2 were Agricultural labourer.