Village · Sainthia, Birbhum
# Banamalidihi

Banamalidihi is a village in Sainthia sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 663 people in 167 households, the 108th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.
- 663 people (2011)
- 167 households
- 83.9% literacy
- 873 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Banamalidihi

Of every 100 households in Banamalidihi in 2011, 35 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Banamalidihi · ■ Sainthia rural average
- Electricity for lighting 35% 37%
- Toilet within the home 23% 17%
- No toilet (open defecation) 77% 82%
- Tap water 2% 8%
- Drinking water within premises 16% 18%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 87% 85%
- Use banking services 100% 57%
- Television 5% 20%
- Mobile phone 8% 26%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 2% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 26% 33%
- Own their home 98% 95%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Banamalidihi?

■ Banamalidihi · ■ Sainthia rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 83.9% 71.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 873 950
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1062 961
- Working population 48.3% 41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.1% for men and 76.7% for women. 66% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 100 (31%) · ■ Farm labourers 87 (27%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 18 (6%) · ■ Marginal 114 (36%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Sainthia
- Bijuri 677 people
- Gorala 676 people
- Raihat 676 people
- Gargaria 667 people
- Chhautara 663 people
- Shashidharpur 662 people
- Nohana 661 people
- Ballabhpur 659 people

All 230 villages in Sainthia

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Banamalidihi? 663 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banamalidihi in? Birbhum district (Sainthia sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Banamalidihi? 83.9% (Census 2011)

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