# Banfera Village, Kanubari, Tirap (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kanubari, Tirap 

# Banfera

Banfera is a village in Kanubari sub-district of Tirap district, Arunachal Pradesh, PIN code **786630**. The 2011 Census counted **1,094 people in 160 households**, the 2nd largest of 15 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.2%.

- 1,094people (2011)
- 160households
- 42.3%literacy
- 786630PIN code

## Banfera PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Banfera is 786630.** Banfera falls in Kanubari sub-district, Tirap district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- PIN code786630
- Community development blockKanubari
- Census village code264502

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Banfera from nearby towns?

- Kanubari (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Khonsa (district HQ)163 km by road
- Sonari (nearest town)44 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Banfera?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Banfera; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kanubari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sonari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kanubari
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Banfera known for?

The main crops are **paddy, arum and millet**. Products made here include bamboo product and traditional cloth. 

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Banfera

Of every 100 households in Banfera in 2011, 84 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Banfera · ■ Kanubari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**81%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**18%

Tap water ****91%**

**45%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**80%

Use banking services ****8%**

**68%

Television ****7%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**4%

None of these assets ****67%**

**42%

Own their home ****100%**

**72%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Banfera?

■ Banfera · ■ Kanubari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.3%**

**59.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1149**

**966

Working population ****41.0%**

**44.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 49.8% for men and 34.0% for women. 42% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 415 (92%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 15 (3%) · **■** Marginal 14 (3%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Kanubari

- Wanu1,147 people
- Kanubari H.Q.1,001 people
- Mopakhat/Mope T.E.753 people
- Olingtong745 people
- Luaksim595 people

[All 15 villages in Kanubari](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/tirap/kanubari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Banfera?786630
- How far is Banfera from Khonsa?163 km by road
- What is the population of Banfera?1,094 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banfera in?Tirap district (Kanubari sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Banfera?42.3% (Census 2011)
