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

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Village · Ausgram - II, Barddhaman 

# Bankul

Bankul is a village in Ausgram - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,861 people in 465 households**, the 24th largest of 102 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%.

- 1,861people (2011)
- 465households
- 72.4%literacy
- 963females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bankul

Of every 100 households in Bankul in 2011, 46 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bankul · ■ Ausgram - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**43%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**70%

Tap water ****0%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**82%

Use banking services ****96%**

**71%

Television ****14%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****17%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Bankul?

■ Bankul · ■ Ausgram - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.4%**

**68.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****881**

**989

Working population ****44.8%**

**45.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.3% for men and 65.4% for women. 64% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 175 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 394 (47%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 45 (5%) · **■** Marginal 216 (26%)

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

- Maukhira2,145 people
- Chandipur2,104 people
- Khandari1,985 people
- Suata1,915 people
- Khatnagar1,815 people
- Amarpur1,721 people
- Jayrampur1,692 people
- Rangakhila1,608 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bankul?1,861 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bankul in?Barddhaman district (Ausgram - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bankul?72.4% (Census 2011)