Banshapur observes Bastar Dussehra on Monday, 21 September 2026, along with the rest of Chhattisgarh.
The principal temple recorded for Darhi mandal is Ghatarani. No temple of this dedication is on record within Banshapur itself.
By population, Banshapur ranks #27 of 74 villages in Darhi mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Banshapur is a village of 770 people in 175 households (Census 2011) in Darhi tehsil, Bemetara district, Chhattisgarh, the 27th-largest of 74 villages in Darhi tehsil. Literacy is 55%, 4 points below the tehsil average of 59% and the sex ratio is 1,053 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 491335, served by Bemetara post office; the LGD village code is 441957. The sarpanch is bhugendra chandrakar, and the village votes in Rajim assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rohit Sahu. The population is estimated at 908 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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