Village · Bansihari, Dakshin Dinajpur
# Buniadpur

Buniadpur is a village in Bansihari sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 4,424 people in 1,071 households, the 2nd largest of 160 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.
- 4,424 people (2011)
- 1,071 households
- 89.1% literacy
- 962 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Buniadpur

Of every 100 households in Buniadpur in 2011, 87 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 46 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Buniadpur · ■ Bansihari rural average
- Electricity for lighting 87% 42%
- Toilet within the home 94% 40%
- No toilet (open defecation) 6% 58%
- Tap water 28% 9%
- Drinking water within premises 78% 27%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 46% 5%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 50% 89%
- Use banking services 62% 32%
- Television 70% 23%
- Mobile phone 75% 38%
- Computer with internet 3% 0%
- Two-wheeler 15% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 5% 2%
- None of these assets 11% 29%
- Own their home 90% 96%

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

## What is the population of Buniadpur?

■ Buniadpur · ■ Bansihari rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 89.1% 68.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 962 958
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1040 972
- Working population 34.7% 40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.5% for men and 85.6% for women. 56% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 148 (10%) · ■ Farm labourers 156 (10%) · ■ Household industry 37 (2%) · ■ Other work 1,116 (73%) · ■ Marginal 80 (5%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Bansihari
- Bagduar 5,003 people
- Elahabad 4,220 people
- Sibpur 3,068 people
- Kuskari 2,931 people
- Karai 2,818 people

All 161 villages in Bansihari

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Buniadpur? 4,424 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Buniadpur in? Dakshin Dinajpur district (Bansihari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Buniadpur? 89.1% (Census 2011)

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