Census ward · Banmankhi Bazar, Bihar
# Ward 5, Banmankhi Bazar

Ward 5 of Banmankhi Bazar, Purnia district, Bihar, had 2,104 people in 422 households at the 2011 Census — the 6th most populous of 17 census wards. Literacy was 78.8%, above the town average of 74.3%.
- 2,104 people (2011)
- 422 households
- 6 of 17 by population
- 78.8% literacy

## What is the population of Ward 5, Banmankhi Bazar?

■ Ward 5 · ■ Banmankhi Bazar average
- Literacy (age 7+) 78.8% 74.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 979 918
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1051 995
- Working population 23.8% 27.9%

### Work

■ Services, trade & industry 221 (44%) · ■ Household industry 22 (4%) · ■ Farming 243 (49%) · ■ Marginal 14 (3%)

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 5

Of every 100 households in Ward 5 in 2011, 37 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 33 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ward 5 · ■ Banmankhi Bazar average
- Electricity for lighting 37% 44%
- Toilet within the home 30% 44%
- No toilet (open defecation) 70% 53%
- Tap water 1% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 80% 78%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 33% 28%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 66% 71%
- Use banking services 32% 48%
- Television 35% 30%
- Mobile phone 71% 55%
- Computer with internet 2% 1%
- Two-wheeler 7% 9%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 2%
- None of these assets 12% 25%
- Own their home 93% 88%

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

## Other wards of Banmankhi Bazar
- Ward 2 1,958 people
- Ward 3 2,402 people
- Ward 4 1,840 people
- Ward 6 1,450 people
- Ward 7 1,879 people
- Ward 8 1,114 people

Full Banmankhi Bazar ward list (17 wards)

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Ward 5, Banmankhi Bazar? 2,104 people in 422 households (Census 2011)

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