# Banchingra Village, Bankura - I, Bankura (West Bengal)

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Village · Bankura - I, Bankura 

# Banchingra

Banchingra is a village in Bankura - I sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **540 people in 110 households**, the 71st largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.7%.

- 540people (2011)
- 110households
- 63.1%literacy
- 831females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Banchingra

Of every 100 households in Banchingra in 2011, 35 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Banchingra · ■ Bankura - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**25%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**68%

Use banking services ****97%**

**35%

Television ****24%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Banchingra?

■ Banchingra · ■ Bankura - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.1%**

**68.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****831**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****562**

**961

Working population ****42.8%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.1% for men and 41.0% for women. 54% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 71 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 95 (41%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 21 (9%) · **■** Marginal 42 (18%)

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 Bankura - I

- Jambani586 people
- Aralbanshi582 people
- Jun Kanali576 people
- Nidaya575 people
- Deba539 people
- Dhul Kumari533 people
- Bhalukgezar527 people
- Nekragaria520 people

[All 150 villages in Bankura - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/bankura-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Banchingra?540 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banchingra in?Bankura district (Bankura - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Banchingra?63.1% (Census 2011)