# Bengutia Village, Bolpur Sriniketan, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Bolpur Sriniketan, Birbhum 

# Bengutia

Bengutia is a village in Bolpur Sriniketan sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **571 people in 121 households**, the 103rd largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 571people (2011)
- 121households
- 71.6%literacy
- 990females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bengutia

Of every 100 households in Bengutia in 2011, 39 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bengutia · ■ Bolpur Sriniketan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****39%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**73%

Tap water ****15%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**18%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**82%

Use banking services ****98%**

**61%

Television ****25%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**8%

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

**1%

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

**24%

Own their home ****86%**

**95%

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 Bengutia?

■ Bengutia · ■ Bolpur Sriniketan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.6%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****850**

**972

Working population ****54.5%**

**42.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.0% for men and 60.4% for women. 57% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 56 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 22 (7%) · **■** Marginal 232 (75%)

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 Bolpur Sriniketan

- Padmabatipur650 people
- Dhultikuri632 people
- Madhusudanpur612 people
- Kandarpapur583 people
- Damdama570 people
- Mostala558 people
- Belui557 people
- Kalaharpur538 people

[All 169 villages in Bolpur Sriniketan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/bolpur-sriniketan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bengutia?571 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bengutia in?Birbhum district (Bolpur Sriniketan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bengutia?71.6% (Census 2011)