Banshapur observes Bastar Dussehra on Monday, 21 September 2026, along with the rest of Chhattisgarh.
The principal temple recorded for Lormi mandal is Siddheshwar Mandir, Palari. No temple of this dedication is on record within Banshapur itself.
By population, Banshapur ranks #127 of 170 villages in Lormi mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Banshapur is a village of 509 people in 127 households (Census 2011) in Lormi tehsil, Mungeli district, Chhattisgarh, the 127th-largest of 170 villages in Lormi tehsil. Literacy is 48%, 2 points below the tehsil average of 50% and the sex ratio is 996 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 495334, served by Mungeli post office; the LGD village code is 437772. The sarpanch is DILIP BHASKAR , and the village votes in Baloda Bazar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Tank Ram Verma. The population is estimated at 600 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Singhanpuri →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banshapur · this village | 509 | 48% | — |
| Sighanpuri · Lormi | 918 | 36% | — |
| Manikpur · Lormi | 436 | 50% | — |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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