# Banktara Village, Ausgram - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Ausgram - II, Barddhaman 

# Banktara

Banktara is a village in Ausgram - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **141 people in 36 households**, the 96th largest of 102 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%.

- 141people (2011)
- 36households
- 56.7%literacy
- 855females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Banktara

Of every 100 households in Banktara in 2011, 22 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Banktara · ■ Ausgram - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**43%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**70%

Tap water ****0%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**82%

Use banking services ****95%**

**71%

Television ****19%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****68%**

**25%

Own their home ****95%**

**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).

## What is the population of Banktara?

■ Banktara · ■ Ausgram - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.7%**

**68.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****855**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**989

Working population ****51.1%**

**45.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.1% for men and 48.2% for women. 50% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 58 (81%) · **■** Other work 13 (18%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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 Ausgram - II

- Balarambati314 people
- Bilaspur304 people
- Chak Tilang201 people
- Jalalpur156 people
- Radhamohanpur106 people
- Chak Piariganj94 people
- Lakshminarayanpur Chak66 people
- Tilang47 people

[All 106 villages in Ausgram - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/ausgram-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Banktara?141 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banktara in?Barddhaman district (Ausgram - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Banktara?56.7% (Census 2011)