Census ward · Banmankhi Bazar, Bihar
# Ward 17, Banmankhi Bazar

Ward 17 of Banmankhi Bazar, Purnia district, Bihar, had 1,846 people in 347 households at the 2011 Census — the 11th most populous of 17 census wards. Literacy was 70.0%, below the town average of 74.3%.
- 1,846 people (2011)
- 347 households
- 11 of 17 by population
- 70.0% literacy

## What is the population of Ward 17, Banmankhi Bazar?

■ Ward 17 · ■ Banmankhi Bazar average
- Literacy (age 7+) 70.0% 74.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 915 918
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1116 995
- Working population 24.6% 27.9%

### Work

■ Services, trade & industry 57 (13%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Farming 362 (80%) · ■ Marginal 33 (7%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

Census wards were drawn for counting in 2011. Municipal ward boundaries may have changed since, so this ward number may not match today's municipal ward.

## Homes and amenities in Ward 17

Of every 100 households in Ward 17 in 2011, 11 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ward 17 · ■ Banmankhi Bazar average
- Electricity for lighting 11% 44%
- Toilet within the home 14% 44%
- No toilet (open defecation) 86% 53%
- Tap water 3% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 20% 78%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 8% 28%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 91% 71%
- Use banking services 29% 48%
- Television 10% 30%
- Mobile phone 33% 55%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 2% 9%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 2%
- None of these assets 46% 25%
- Own their home 96% 88%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## Other wards of Banmankhi Bazar
- Ward 14 1,941 people
- Ward 15 623 people
- Ward 16 1,851 people

Full Banmankhi Bazar ward list (17 wards)

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Ward 17, Banmankhi Bazar? 1,846 people in 347 households (Census 2011)

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