Banshia, Faridpur Durgapur
Banshia is a village located in the Faridpur Durgapur Subdivision of Paschim Bardhaman district of West Bengal. The village falls in Faridpur - Durgapur block and comes under Pratappur Gram Panchayat.
As on May 2024, the current population of Banshia is 1.8 thousands out of which 904 are males and rest 851 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 941 females per 1000 males. There are around 180 teenagers in Banshia. It has literacy rate of 50% which means around 874 persons can read and write. Total 549 people belonging to scheduled caste and 391 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 395 households in Banshia, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 727. The pincode of Banshia is 713204 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Benachity Market Sub Post office
- Durgapur Steel Town West Sub Post office
- Pratappur Branch Post office
- Kamalpur Branch Post office
Schools
Banshia has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Zoom International
- Durgapur Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar(Dicv) Public High School
- St. Peter's School
- D.H.B Road Aurobindo Vidyamandir
- Durgapur R.E. College Model School
Banks
Banshia has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.