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Banaspur

Mayureswar - I mandal
Pincode 731216
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Banaspur is a village in Mayureswar - I mandal, Birbhum district, West Bengal, with a population of 874 in 211 households. The village is located at coordinates 24.018°N, 87.838°E and has a literacy rate of 59.3%.

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REKHA HAZRA
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LGD code
316611
Pincode
731216
Post office
Mallarpur
Population
874
Households
211
Literacy rate
59.3%
Sex ratio
991 ♀/1000♂
Workers
277
Distance to district centre
17 km
Distance to mandal centre
8 km
Distance to Kolkata
169 km
Distance to Delhi
1176 km
Nearest railway station
Mallarpur · 13 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Tarapur Hospital · 10 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Banaspur compares

By population, Banaspur ranks #59 of 113 villages in Mayureswar - I mandal.

Literacy rate
%
59.3%
−2.7% vs mandal average
Banaspur
59.3%
Mayureswar - I mandal
62.0%
Birbhum district
61.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
991
+30 vs mandal average
Banaspur
991
Mayureswar - I mandal
961
Household size
people per home
4.1
−0.1 vs mandal average
Banaspur
4.1
Mayureswar - I mandal
4.2

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Banaspur at a glance

Banaspur is a village of 874 people in 211 households (Census 2011) in Mayureswar - I block, Birbhum district, West Bengal, the 59th-largest of 113 villages in Mayureswar - I block. Literacy is 59%, 3 points below the block average of 62% and the sex ratio is 991 women per 1,000 men. It lies 17 km from the Birbhum district centre, 9 km from Mayureswar, the nearest town, 13 km from Mallarpur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 731216, served by Mallarpur post office; the LGD village code is 316611. The nearest hospital or health centre is Tarapur Hospital, 10 km away. The sarpanch is REKHA HAZRA, and the village votes in Mayureswar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dudh Kumar Mondal. The population is estimated at 978 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Banaspur · this village87459%
Uttar Bhagabatipur · Mayureswar - I13085%1.3 km SW
Shibgram · Mayureswar - I2,03561%2.6 km SW
Kanutia · Mayureswar - II6,57254%2.8 km SE
Tausia · Mayureswar - I1,10374%2.9 km SW
Baraturigram · Mayureswar - I5,96863%3 km NE
Mathbahara · Mayureswar - II55959%3.3 km S

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Banaspur

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
20
Power hours (winter)
22
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
All-weather road
No
Total area (ha)
125.46
Irrigated area (ha)
105
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Banaspur

LGD code
316611
Pincode
731216
Post office
Mallarpur
Population (Census 2011)
874
Population (projected 2026)
978
Households
211
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
991
Literacy rate
59.3%
Coordinates
24.01800°N, 87.83811°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Bolpur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Mayureswar
Member of Parliament
Asit Kumar Mal
Member of Legislative Assembly
Dudh Kumar Mondal
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
REKHA HAZRA
Block / Mandal
Mayureswar - I
Getting there

How to reach Banaspur

Mandal centre
Mayureswar - I · ≈ 8.4 km
≈ 17 min by car · 20 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Birbhum · ≈ 17 km
≈ 34 min by car · 40 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,142 people
Mayureswar · ≈ 8.5 km
≈ 17 min by car · 21 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Kolkata169 kmcapital
  • Delhi1176 km
  • Hyderabad1220 km
  • Chennai1453 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationMallarpur13 km
  • Bus stopKhargram Vill Bus Stop14 km
  • Hospital / PHCTarapur Hospital10 km
  • ATM / bankState Bank of India13 km
  • Petrol pumpTibriwala Petrol Pump34 km
  • CollegeRaja Birendra Chandra College22 km
  • Police stationRaghunathganj Police station55 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-10
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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