# Banchukamari Village, Alipurduar - I, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Alipurduar - I, Jalpaiguri 

# Banchukamari

Banchukamari is a village in Alipurduar - I sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,724 people in 828 households**, the 21st largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%.

- 3,724people (2011)
- 828households
- 75.6%literacy
- 922females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Banchukamari

Of every 100 households in Banchukamari in 2011, 24 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Banchukamari · ■ Alipurduar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**45%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**54%

Tap water ****10%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**74%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****11%**

**20%

Television ****14%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**28%

Own their home ****97%**

**91%

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 Banchukamari?

■ Banchukamari · ■ Alipurduar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.6%**

**72.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1038**

**963

Working population ****45.4%**

**43.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.0% for men and 69.6% for women. 60% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 287 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 278 (16%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 379 (22%) · **■** Marginal 744 (44%)

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 Alipurduar - I

- Patlakhawa3,980 people
- Sidhabari3,859 people
- Kalaberia3,853 people
- Taparikhata3,803 people
- Chapatali3,649 people
- Jogendranagar3,378 people
- Pachkal Guri3,257 people
- Dakshin Paitkapara3,183 people

[All 47 villages in Alipurduar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/alipurduar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Banchukamari?3,724 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banchukamari in?Jalpaiguri district (Alipurduar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Banchukamari?75.6% (Census 2011)