# Bonwai Village, Khandaghosh, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Khandaghosh, Barddhaman 

# Bonwai

Bonwai is a village in Khandaghosh sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,054 people in 885 households**, the 9th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 4,054people (2011)
- 885households
- 83.7%literacy
- 969females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bonwai

Of every 100 households in Bonwai in 2011, 58 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bonwai · ■ Khandaghosh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**56%

Tap water ****14%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****54%**

**81%

Use banking services ****92%**

**70%

Television ****34%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****27%**

**19%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Bonwai?

■ Bonwai · ■ Khandaghosh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.7%**

**77.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1102**

**960

Working population ****39.6%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.4% for men and 77.8% for women. 61% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 187 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 776 (48%) · **■** Household industry 17 (1%) · **■** Other work 317 (20%) · **■** Marginal 310 (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 Khandaghosh

- Ukhrid5,855 people
- Jubila5,761 people
- Shankari4,776 people
- Induti4,610 people
- Guir4,044 people
- Badulia3,905 people
- Dubrajhat3,800 people
- Kendur3,639 people

[All 111 villages in Khandaghosh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/khandaghosh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bonwai?4,054 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bonwai in?Barddhaman district (Khandaghosh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bonwai?83.7% (Census 2011)