# Banhijli Village, Khanakul - II, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Khanakul - II, Hugli 

# Banhijli

Banhijli is a village in Khanakul - II sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,298 people in 756 households**, the 24th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.2%.

- 3,298people (2011)
- 756households
- 81.9%literacy
- 1,038females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Banhijli

Of every 100 households in Banhijli in 2011, 62 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Banhijli · ■ Khanakul - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**71%

Toilet within the home ****45%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****53%**

**37%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**88%

Use banking services ****70%**

**47%

Television ****24%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**29%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Banhijli?

■ Banhijli · ■ Khanakul - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.9%**

**79.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1038**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1093**

**950

Working population ****40.4%**

**36.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.4% for men and 73.6% for women. 65% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 187 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 366 (27%) · **■** Household industry 23 (2%) · **■** Other work 547 (41%) · **■** Marginal 211 (16%)

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 Khanakul - II

- Ranjitbati4,208 people
- Senhat3,709 people
- Hanua3,407 people
- Radhakrishnapur3,305 people
- Dhaldanga2,972 people
- Chand Kundu2,884 people
- Khunechak2,642 people
- Ketedal2,476 people

[All 53 villages in Khanakul - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/khanakul-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Banhijli?3,298 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banhijli in?Hugli district (Khanakul - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Banhijli?81.9% (Census 2011)