# Bamnahar Village, Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Bamnahar

Bamnahar is a village in Balurghat sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **371 people in 83 households**, the 198th largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 371people (2011)
- 83households
- 81.2%literacy
- 922females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bamnahar

Of every 100 households in Bamnahar in 2011, 24 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bamnahar · ■ Balurghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**65%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**47%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**90%

Use banking services ****17%**

**41%

Television ****11%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****45%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Bamnahar?

■ Bamnahar · ■ Balurghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.2%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****765**

**965

Working population ****48.2%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.1% for men and 73.9% for women. 59% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 77 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 85 (47%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 5 (3%) · **■** Marginal 11 (6%)

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 Balurghat

- Piakhan387 people
- Bharendra382 people
- Uttar Sibrampur380 people
- Noapara373 people
- Dhaul370 people
- Hatisala366 people
- Manipur366 people
- Palashdanga364 people

[All 307 villages in Balurghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/balurghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bamnahar?371 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bamnahar in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Balurghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bamnahar?81.2% (Census 2011)