# Bankipur Village, Balagarh, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Balagarh, Hugli 

# Bankipur

Bankipur is a village in Balagarh sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,285 people in 548 households**, the 23rd largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.2%.

- 2,285people (2011)
- 548households
- 76.9%literacy
- 1,001females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bankipur

Of every 100 households in Bankipur in 2011, 52 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bankipur · ■ Balagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****41%**

**40%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**17%

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

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**81%

Use banking services ****30%**

**48%

Television ****30%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**21%

Own their home ****97%**

**94%

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 Bankipur?

■ Bankipur · ■ Balagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.9%**

**76.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1001**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**948

Working population ****37.5%**

**41.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.5% for men and 72.2% for women. 61% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 127 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 340 (40%) · **■** Household industry 53 (6%) · **■** Other work 295 (34%) · **■** Marginal 43 (5%)

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 Balagarh

- Dwarpara2,529 people
- Ichhapura2,490 people
- Balagarh2,365 people
- Dhak Chhara2,317 people
- Masara2,268 people
- Kamarpara2,209 people
- Fatepur2,203 people
- Guptipara2,169 people

[All 132 villages in Balagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/balagarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bankipur?2,285 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bankipur in?Hugli district (Balagarh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bankipur?76.9% (Census 2011)