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

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Village · Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Begunbari

Begunbari is a village in Balurghat sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **420 people in 111 households**, the 187th largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 420people (2011)
- 111households
- 63.9%literacy
- 918females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Begunbari

Of every 100 households in Begunbari in 2011, 46 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Begunbari · ■ Balurghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**65%

Tap water ****2%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**90%

Use banking services ****20%**

**41%

Television ****5%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****19%**

**26%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Begunbari?

■ Begunbari · ■ Balurghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.9%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****926**

**965

Working population ****29.5%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.3% for men and 56.8% for women. 49% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 106 (85%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 5 (4%) · **■** Marginal 10 (8%)

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

- Purba Chakbhikan431 people
- Gopalpur429 people
- Hatiapara428 people
- Paschim Chakismail428 people
- Bhulkipur420 people
- Uttar Chakbhabani420 people
- Tursail406 people
- Bhabanipur402 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Begunbari?420 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Begunbari in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Balurghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Begunbari?63.9% (Census 2011)