# Benjtabani Village, Simlapal, Bankura (West Bengal)

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Village · Simlapal, Bankura 

# Benjtabani

Benjtabani is a village in Simlapal sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **559 people in 119 households**, the 98th largest of 191 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.4%.

- 559people (2011)
- 119households
- 65.1%literacy
- 996females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Benjtabani

Of every 100 households in Benjtabani in 2011, 25 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Benjtabani · ■ Simlapal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**18%

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

**2%

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

**84%

Use banking services ****30%**

**52%

Television ****17%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**24%

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 Benjtabani?

■ Benjtabani · ■ Simlapal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.1%**

**68.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****933**

**960

Working population ****45.4%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.0% for men and 54.2% for women. 52% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 50 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 128 (50%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 26 (10%) · **■** Marginal 49 (19%)

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 Simlapal

- Betjharia573 people
- Ghugia573 people
- Kusumdunri571 people
- Kharika560 people
- Amakunda536 people
- Tushkutari534 people
- Taldiha529 people
- Rasikpur527 people

[All 202 villages in Simlapal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/simlapal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Benjtabani?559 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Benjtabani in?Bankura district (Simlapal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Benjtabani?65.1% (Census 2011)