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

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Village · Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Baniakuri

Baniakuri is a village in Balurghat sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **658 people in 166 households**, the 127th largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 658people (2011)
- 166households
- 75.8%literacy
- 902females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Baniakuri

Of every 100 households in Baniakuri in 2011, 32 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Baniakuri · ■ Balurghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**65%

Tap water ****1%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**47%

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

**4%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****59%**

**41%

Television ****33%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**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 Baniakuri?

■ Baniakuri · ■ Balurghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.8%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****759**

**965

Working population ****47.3%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.9% for men and 66.9% for women. 64% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 130 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 102 (33%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 36 (12%) · **■** Marginal 41 (13%)

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

- Paschim Mashespur681 people
- Taraganja673 people
- Chak Ghatak667 people
- Belain661 people
- Khashpur638 people
- Siala638 people
- Chhiail636 people
- Chak Sidal621 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Baniakuri?658 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baniakuri in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Balurghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Baniakuri?75.8% (Census 2011)