Banjetia

Banjetia is a census town in the Berhampore CD block in the Berhampore subdivision of the Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Location
Banjetia is located at 24.1025°N, 88.2864°W.

Area overview
The area shown in the map alongside, covering Berhampore and Kandi subdivisions, is spread across both the natural physiographic regions of the district, Rarh and Bagri. The headquarters of Murshidabad district, Berhampore, is in this area. The ruins of Karnasubarna, the capital of Shashanka, the first important king of ancient Bengal who ruled in the 7th century, is located 9.6 km south-west of Berhampore. The entire area is overwhelmingly rural with over 80% of the population living in the rural areas.

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivisions. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics
According to the 2011 Census of India, Banjetia had a total population of 10,400, of which 5,340 (51%) were males and 5,060 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 1,151. The total number of literate persons in Banjetia was 6,922 (74.84% of the population 6 years).

Infrastructure
According to the District Census Handbook, Murshidabad, 2011, Banjetia covered an area of 3.3726 km2. It had 13 km roads with covered drains. The protected water-supply involved overhead tank, tank/pond/lake, hand pump. It had 490 domestic electric connections, 31 road lighting points. Among the medical facilities it had 4 hospitals, 1 dispensary/ health centre, 2 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities, it had 3 primary schools, 1 secondary school, 1 engineering college. Among the social, cultural and recreational facilities, it had 1 working women’s hostel, 7 old age homes. It had a rice mill and produced ply wood products.

Healthcare
Berhampore CD block is one of the areas of Murshidabad district where ground water is affected by high level of arsenic contamination. The WHO guideline for arsenic in drinking water is 10 mg/ litre, and the Indian Standard value is 50 mg/ litre. The maximum concentration in Berhampore CD block is 635 mg/litre.