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

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Village · Bansihari, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Butihari

Butihari is a village in Bansihari sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **114 people in 25 households**, the 155th largest of 160 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.

- 114people (2011)
- 25households
- 66.7%literacy
- 1,036females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Butihari

Of every 100 households in Butihari in 2011, 44 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Butihari · ■ Bansihari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**58%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**89%

Use banking services ****61%**

**32%

Television ****35%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****0%**

**29%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Butihari?

■ Butihari · ■ Bansihari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.7%**

**68.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1036**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2000**

**972

Working population ****31.6%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.2% for men and 62.0% for women. 59% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 26 (72%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (8%) · **■** Other work 3 (8%) · **■** Marginal 4 (11%)

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

- Banamalipur148 people
- Jotmusak143 people
- Rejatpur133 people
- Gandharbbapur125 people
- Subarna Sarai98 people
- Math Khidirpur86 people
- Mangalpur47 people
- Amarpur30 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Butihari?114 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Butihari in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Bansihari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Butihari?66.7% (Census 2011)