Village · Ranibundh, Bankura
# Benkakocha

Benkakocha is a village in Ranibundh sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 585 people in 127 households, the 85th largest of 169 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%.
- 585 people (2011)
- 127 households
- 71.3% literacy
- 937 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Benkakocha

Of every 100 households in Benkakocha in 2011, 49 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Benkakocha · ■ Ranibundh rural average
- Electricity for lighting 49% 26%
- Toilet within the home 2% 6%
- No toilet (open defecation) 98% 94%
- Tap water 0% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 1% 7%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96%
- Use banking services 14% 34%
- Television 9% 9%
- Mobile phone 29% 26%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 7% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 12% 26%
- Own their home 100% 98%

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

## What is the population of Benkakocha?

■ Benkakocha · ■ Ranibundh rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 71.3% 68.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 937 975
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 667 951
- Working population 32.1% 48.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.5% for men and 53.7% for women. 54% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 36 (19%) · ■ Farm labourers 39 (21%) · ■ Household industry 19 (10%) · ■ Other work 21 (11%) · ■ Marginal 73 (39%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Ranibundh
- Kelia Pathar 610 people
- Keshra 609 people
- Tamakhun 603 people
- Maisamura 599 people
- Pitha Gerya 582 people
- Madhabpur 568 people
- Kamardanga 556 people
- Bauripal 554 people

All 186 villages in Ranibundh

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Benkakocha? 585 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Benkakocha in? Bankura district (Ranibundh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Benkakocha? 71.3% (Census 2011)

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