# Bandkhola Village, Nalhati - II, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Nalhati - II, Birbhum 

# Bandkhola

Bandkhola is a village in Nalhati - II sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,042 people in 1,261 households**, the 5th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.7%.

- 5,042people (2011)
- 1,261households
- 72.8%literacy
- 1,032females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bandkhola

Of every 100 households in Bandkhola in 2011, 57 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bandkhola · ■ Nalhati - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**9%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**96%

Use banking services ****62%**

**48%

Television ****10%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**2%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****52%**

**49%

Own their home ****93%**

**94%

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 Bandkhola?

■ Bandkhola · ■ Nalhati - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.8%**

**71.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1032**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1102**

**954

Working population ****40.2%**

**35.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.4% for men and 66.3% for women. 57% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 467 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 647 (32%) · **■** Household industry 165 (8%) · **■** Other work 185 (9%) · **■** Marginal 561 (28%)

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 Nalhati - II

- Jeshtha Bhabanipur15,154 people
- Bara14,450 people
- Bhadarpur6,571 people
- Ranha6,223 people
- Biralchauki4,783 people
- Nawapara4,436 people
- Lohapur4,133 people
- Ujirpur4,115 people

[All 48 villages in Nalhati - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/nalhati-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bandkhola?5,042 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bandkhola in?Birbhum district (Nalhati - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bandkhola?72.8% (Census 2011)