# Bandmura Village, Katwa - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Katwa - I, Barddhaman 

# Bandmura

Bandmura is a village in Katwa - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **8,074 people in 1,875 households**, the 4th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.9%.

- 8,074people (2011)
- 1,875households
- 69.9%literacy
- 921females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bandmura

Of every 100 households in Bandmura in 2011, 28 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bandmura · ■ Katwa - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**43%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**45%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**54%

Tap water ****2%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**27%

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

**4%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****72%**

**60%

Television ****19%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****35%**

**33%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Bandmura?

■ Bandmura · ■ Katwa - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.9%**

**69.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952**

**966

Working population ****33.6%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.0% for men and 64.2% for women. 61% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 732 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,106 (41%) · **■** Household industry 55 (2%) · **■** Other work 493 (18%) · **■** Marginal 323 (12%)

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 Katwa - I

- Srikhanda18,394 people
- Khajurdihi11,580 people
- Karajgram8,800 people
- Sudpur7,328 people
- Kaithan7,101 people
- Churpuni6,256 people
- Gusumba5,276 people

[All 66 villages in Katwa - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/katwa-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bandmura?8,074 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bandmura in?Barddhaman district (Katwa - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bandmura?69.9% (Census 2011)