# Bikaldanga Village, Bansihari, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Bansihari, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Bikaldanga

Bikaldanga is a village in Bansihari sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **708 people in 166 households**, the 72nd largest of 160 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.

- 708people (2011)
- 166households
- 64.0%literacy
- 1,088females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bikaldanga

Of every 100 households in Bikaldanga in 2011, 23 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bikaldanga · ■ Bansihari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**58%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

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

**27%

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

**5%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****29%**

**32%

Television ****12%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****39%**

**29%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Bikaldanga?

■ Bikaldanga · ■ Bansihari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.0%**

**68.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1088**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1106**

**972

Working population ****44.9%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.3% for men and 54.6% for women. 56% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 316 (99%)

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 Bansihari

- Rangapukur726 people
- Bataskuri715 people
- Dhutura709 people
- Krishnapur709 people
- Angaran696 people
- Balipukur694 people
- Banipara692 people
- Panthanpara680 people

[All 161 villages in Bansihari](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/bansihari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bikaldanga?708 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bikaldanga in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Bansihari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bikaldanga?64.0% (Census 2011)