# Bantir Village, Raina - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Raina - I, Barddhaman 

# Bantir

Bantir is a village in Raina - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,176 people in 1,116 households**, the 1st largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.2%.

- 5,176people (2011)
- 1,116households
- 80.0%literacy
- 964females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bantir

Of every 100 households in Bantir in 2011, 9 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bantir · ■ Raina - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****59%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**34%

Tap water ****0%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**36%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**83%

Use banking services ****49%**

**67%

Television ****11%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****25%**

**16%

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 Bantir?

■ Bantir · ■ Raina - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.0%**

**80.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****987**

**950

Working population ****35.5%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.6% for men and 75.2% for women. 64% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 761 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 684 (37%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 238 (13%) · **■** Marginal 151 (8%)

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 Raina - I

- Rayna5,157 people
- Jotsadi4,998 people
- Haripur4,992 people
- Shyamsundar4,903 people

[All 112 villages in Raina - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/raina-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bantir?5,176 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bantir in?Barddhaman district (Raina - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bantir?80.0% (Census 2011)