Banshkanthia, Jalpaiguri, Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, India

Content updated on May 18, 2024.

Geographic Location of Banshkanthia


The village Banshkanthia is located in Jalpaiguri C.D.Block of Jalpaiguri District in the State of West Bengal in India. It comes under Jalpaiguri Community Development Block.

Travel and Communication for Banshkanthia


There is a railway station in the village.

Postal Address:
Banshkanthia,
Jalpaiguri,
West Bengal, India
PIN - 735139

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Banshkanthia


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A brief summary of available data for Banshkanthia 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 Banshkanthia


As per available data from the year 2009, 1951 persons live in 449 house holds in the village Banshkanthia. There are 978 female individuals and 973 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50.13% and males constitute 49.87% of the total population.

There are 1625 scheduled castes persons of which 806 are females and 819 are males. Females constitute 49.6% and males constitute 50.4% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 83.29% of the total population.

Population density of Banshkanthia is 778.94 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Banshkanthia


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Total area of Banshkanthia is 250.47 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 158 ha. About 143 ha is un-irrigated area. About 15 ha is irrigated area. About 4 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 11 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 82.47 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 10 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Banshkanthia


There are 2 government pre-primary schools. Additionally, there is a private pre-primary school in the village Banshkanthia.

There are 2 government primary schools in the village Banshkanthia.

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

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

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

Colleges in Banshkanthia


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 Jalpaiguri, which is more than 10 kms away from Banshkanthia.

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

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

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Banshkanthia


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Jalpaiguri, which is more than 10 kms away from Banshkanthia.

There is a government non formal training centre in the village Banshkanthia.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Malutnagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Banshkanthia.

Healthcare Facilities in Banshkanthia


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Banshkanthia.

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

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

There is a maternity and child welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Banshkanthia.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Banshkanthia.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Banshkanthia.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Banshkanthia.

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

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

There is no mobile health centre in the village Banshkanthia or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a family welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Banshkanthia.

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

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