# Banpur Village, Manteswar, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Manteswar, Barddhaman 

# Banpur

Banpur is a village in Manteswar sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,220 people in 259 households**, the 66th largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 1,220people (2011)
- 259households
- 80.6%literacy
- 993females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Banpur

Of every 100 households in Banpur in 2011, 72 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Banpur · ■ Manteswar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****66%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****30%**

**52%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**88%

Use banking services ****98%**

**68%

Television ****14%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**32%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Banpur?

■ Banpur · ■ Manteswar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.6%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****848**

**968

Working population ****32.1%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.2% for men and 77.0% for women. 59% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 97 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 108 (28%) · **■** Other work 68 (17%) · **■** Marginal 119 (30%)

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 Manteswar

- Sihigram1,377 people
- Dhanya Kherur1,297 people
- Dheur Chanda1,230 people
- Paschim Kharampur1,221 people
- Gabrupur1,220 people
- Akbarnagar1,219 people
- Jamna1,173 people
- Kuli1,172 people

[All 144 villages in Manteswar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/manteswar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Banpur?1,220 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banpur in?Barddhaman district (Manteswar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Banpur?80.6% (Census 2011)