# Banipur Village, Chanditala - I, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Chanditala - I, Hugli 

# Banipur

Banipur is a village in Chanditala - I sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **840 people in 175 households**, the 41st largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.9%.

- 840people (2011)
- 175households
- 84.3%literacy
- 900females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Banipur

Of every 100 households in Banipur in 2011, 74 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Banipur · ■ Chanditala - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**67%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**31%

Tap water ****2%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%**

**68%

Use banking services ****52%**

**54%

Television ****58%**

**46%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**11%

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 Banipur?

■ Banipur · ■ Chanditala - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.3%**

**82.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****900**

**990

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****816**

**977

Working population ****36.7%**

**36.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.0% for men and 81.3% for women. 57% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 16 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (8%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 185 (60%) · **■** Marginal 81 (26%)

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 Chanditala - I

- Azabnagar1,021 people
- Malipukur945 people
- Gopalpur901 people
- Sadpur888 people
- Bara Choughara788 people
- Raghunathpur645 people
- Ganeshpur474 people
- Ban Panchbere465 people

[All 47 villages in Chanditala - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/chanditala-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Banipur?840 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banipur in?Hugli district (Chanditala - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Banipur?84.3% (Census 2011)