# Bonta Village, Rampurhat - II, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Rampurhat - II, Birbhum 

# Bonta

Bonta is a village in Rampurhat - II sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,064 people in 287 households**, the 53rd largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%.

- 1,064people (2011)
- 287households
- 71.9%literacy
- 880females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bonta

Of every 100 households in Bonta in 2011, 17 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bonta · ■ Rampurhat - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**11%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****21%**

**27%

Television ****11%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****59%**

**56%

Own their home ****89%**

**91%

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 Bonta?

■ Bonta · ■ Rampurhat - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.9%**

**70.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****880**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****811**

**942

Working population ****33.2%**

**34.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.9% for men and 58.4% for women. 55% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 25 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 112 (32%) · **■** Other work 20 (6%) · **■** Marginal 196 (56%)

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 Rampurhat - II

- Rambhadrapur1,153 people
- Parun1,123 people
- Majhira1,120 people
- Kurula1,092 people
- Paikpara1,058 people
- Bholadanga1,036 people
- Lalita Kundu1,035 people
- Patna985 people

[All 94 villages in Rampurhat - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/rampurhat-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bonta?1,064 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bonta in?Birbhum district (Rampurhat - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bonta?71.9% (Census 2011)