# Banbahal Village, Pandabeswar, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Pandabeswar, Barddhaman 

# Banbahal

Banbahal is a village in Pandabeswar sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,540 people in 685 households**, the 2nd largest of 14 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 3,540people (2011)
- 685households
- 67.1%literacy
- 988females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Banbahal

Of every 100 households in Banbahal in 2011, 93 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Banbahal · ■ Pandabeswar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**44%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**53%

Tap water ****29%**

**28%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**24%

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

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****5%**

**20%

Use banking services ****53%**

**51%

Television ****52%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**24%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****20%**

**22%

Own their home ****76%**

**73%

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 Banbahal?

■ Banbahal · ■ Pandabeswar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.1%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917**

**942

Working population ****30.0%**

**31.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.9% for men and 58.3% for women. 50% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 21 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 53 (5%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 620 (58%) · **■** Marginal 355 (33%)

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 Pandabeswar

- Danya3,854 people
- Shyamsundarpur2,801 people
- Kumarkhala2,419 people
- Sonpur2,358 people
- Joalbhanga2,070 people

[All 15 villages in Pandabeswar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/pandabeswar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Banbahal?3,540 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banbahal in?Barddhaman district (Pandabeswar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Banbahal?67.1% (Census 2011)