# Bangshidharpur Village, Falakata, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Falakata, Jalpaiguri 

# Bangshidharpur

Bangshidharpur is a village in Falakata sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,907 people in 686 households**, the 48th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%.

- 2,907people (2011)
- 686households
- 68.4%literacy
- 942females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bangshidharpur

Of every 100 households in Bangshidharpur in 2011, 12 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bangshidharpur · ■ Falakata rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**28%

Toilet within the home ****63%**

**55%

No toilet (open defecation) ****37%**

**43%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****93%**

**78%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**95%

Use banking services ****4%**

**20%

Television ****10%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****37%**

**33%

Own their home ****92%**

**90%

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 Bangshidharpur?

■ Bangshidharpur · ■ Falakata rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.4%**

**70.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****975**

**941

Working population ****42.9%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.2% for men and 59.0% for women. 57% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 327 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 584 (47%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 116 (9%) · **■** Marginal 219 (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 Falakata

- Mechhua Dhurabala Bathan3,128 people
- Ghatpar Sarugram3,063 people
- Guabar Nagar2,981 people
- Dalgaon2,975 people
- Dakshin Parangarpar2,805 people
- Bengkandi2,667 people
- Ethelbari Tea Garden2,619 people
- Jhar Beltali2,607 people

[All 60 villages in Falakata](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/falakata/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bangshidharpur?2,907 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bangshidharpur in?Jalpaiguri district (Falakata sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bangshidharpur?68.4% (Census 2011)