# Bhanjipur Village, Tarakeswar, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Tarakeswar, Hugli 

# Bhanjipur

Bhanjipur is a village in Tarakeswar sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,433 people in 1,060 households**, the 7th largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.0%.

- 4,433people (2011)
- 1,060households
- 81.2%literacy
- 950females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhanjipur

Of every 100 households in Bhanjipur in 2011, 90 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bhanjipur · ■ Tarakeswar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****88%**

**67%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**28%

Tap water ****29%**

**13%

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

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****52%**

**80%

Use banking services ****66%**

**55%

Television ****64%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**15%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**14%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Bhanjipur?

■ Bhanjipur · ■ Tarakeswar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.2%**

**80.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****978**

**949

Working population ****39.7%**

**42.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.0% for men and 75.0% for women. 64% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 262 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 235 (13%) · **■** Household industry 58 (3%) · **■** Other work 887 (50%) · **■** Marginal 317 (18%)

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 Tarakeswar

- Astara6,590 people
- Moktarpur6,364 people
- Baligari5,845 people
- Talpur5,389 people
- Santoshpur4,063 people
- Binagram3,950 people
- Mirzapur3,909 people
- Laskarpur3,587 people

[All 90 villages in Tarakeswar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/tarakeswar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhanjipur?4,433 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhanjipur in?Hugli district (Tarakeswar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhanjipur?81.2% (Census 2011)