# Banihari Village, Gangarampur, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Gangarampur, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Banihari

Banihari is a village in Gangarampur sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,104 people in 273 households**, the 71st largest of 198 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.3%.

- 1,104people (2011)
- 273households
- 71.3%literacy
- 947females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Banihari

Of every 100 households in Banihari in 2011, 34 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Banihari · ■ Gangarampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**70%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%**

**95%

Use banking services ****62%**

**27%

Television ****20%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**37%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Banihari?

■ Banihari · ■ Gangarampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.3%**

**71.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****882**

**936

Working population ****48.6%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.6% for men and 65.8% for women. 65% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 109 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 200 (37%) · **■** Household industry 15 (3%) · **■** Other work 57 (11%) · **■** Marginal 156 (29%)

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 Gangarampur

- Anantapur1,134 people
- Atash1,130 people
- Patul1,119 people
- Kashimpur1,107 people
- Hariharpur1,093 people
- Mahipur1,089 people
- Raypur1,064 people
- Palsa1,055 people

[All 202 villages in Gangarampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/gangarampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Banihari?1,104 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banihari in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Gangarampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Banihari?71.3% (Census 2011)