Banskopa, Kanksa, Paschim Bardhaman, West Bengal, India

Content updated on May 19, 2024.

Geographic Location of Banskopa


The village Banskopa is located in Kanksa C.D.Block of Paschim Bardhaman District in the State of West Bengal in India. It comes under Kanksa Community Development Block.

Travel and Communication for Banskopa


The village is connected by public bus services. Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station less than 5 kms away from the village.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Banskopa


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A brief summary of available data for Banskopa is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Banskopa


As per available data from the year 2009, 2711 persons live in 575 house holds in the village Banskopa. There are 1337 female individuals and 1374 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.32% and males constitute 50.68% of the total population.

There are 864 scheduled castes persons of which 438 are females and 426 are males. Females constitute 50.69% and males constitute 49.31% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 31.87% of the total population.

There are 23 scheduled tribes persons of which 13 are females and 10 are males. Females constitute 56.52% and males constitute 43.48% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 0.85% of the total population.

Population density of Banskopa is 686.38 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Banskopa


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Total area of Banskopa is 394.97 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 310.2 ha. About 115.41 ha is un-irrigated area. About 194.79 ha is irrigated area. About 102.43 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 57.47 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 22.65 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes. About 12.24 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 18.26 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 66.51 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Banskopa


There are 2 government pre-primary schools in the village Banskopa.

There are 2 government primary schools in the village Banskopa.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Gopalpur, which is less than 5 kms away from Banskopa.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Gopalpur, which is less than 5 kms away from Banskopa.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Gopalpur, which is less than 5 kms away from Banskopa.

Colleges in Banskopa


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Durgapur, which is 5-10 kms away from Banskopa.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Durgapur, which is 5-10 kms away from Banskopa.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Burdwan, which is more than 10 kms away from Banskopa.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Rajbandh, which is 5-10 kms away from Banskopa.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Burdwan, which is more than 10 kms away from Banskopa.

Other Educational Facilities in Banskopa


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Durgapur, which is 5-10 kms away from Banskopa.

There are no non formal training centres in the village Banskopa or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no differently abled schools in the village Banskopa or anywhere in the nearby villages.

Healthcare Facilities in Banskopa


There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Banskopa.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Banskopa.

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Banskopa.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Banskopa.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Banskopa.

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Banskopa.

There is a alternative medicine hospital 5-10 kms away from Banskopa.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Banskopa.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Banskopa.

There is a mobile health centre 5-10 kms away from Banskopa.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Banskopa.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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