# Indus, Bankura (West Bengal) – Villages List & Towns

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Sub-district · Bankura, West Bengal 

# Indus

Indus is a sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. At the 2011 Census it had **169,783 people**, no towns and 131 villages (129 inhabited). The largest village is Akui (6,115 people).

- 169,783people (2011)
- 131villages
- 0towns
- 71.8%literacy

## Population of Indus compared with Bankura

■ Indus · ■ Bankura district

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.8%**

**70.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****964**

**949

Working population ****40.6%**

**40.8%

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

## Homes and amenities in Indus

Of every 100 households in Indus in 2011, 50 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Indus · ■ Bankura district

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**79%

Tap water ****8%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**73%

Use banking services ****39%**

**55%

Television ****25%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**21%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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

## Largest villages in Indus

- Akui · 6,115 people
- Somsar · 4,421 people
- Kharsi · 4,206 people
- Shashpur · 3,902 people
- Rol · 3,858 people
- Karisunda · 3,608 people
- Betanal · 3,580 people
- Gopal Nagar · 3,440 people
- Dongalan · 3,182 people
- Dighal Gram · 3,033 people
- Bamania · 2,918 people
- Adparakumrul · 2,863 people
- Birshimul · 2,815 people
- Mandra · 2,731 people
- Mangalpur · 2,665 people
- Khosbag · 2,538 people

[All 131 villages in Indus →](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/indus/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Indus?131 (129 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Indus in?Bankura district, West Bengal
- What is the population of Indus?169,783 (Census 2011)