# Banglajhar Village, Maynaguri, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Maynaguri, Jalpaiguri 

# Banglajhar

Banglajhar is a village in Maynaguri sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,700 people in 601 households**, the 52nd largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 2,700people (2011)
- 601households
- 80.7%literacy
- 947females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Banglajhar

Of every 100 households in Banglajhar in 2011, 25 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Banglajhar · ■ Maynaguri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**67%

Tap water ****3%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**68%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**92%

Use banking services ****26%**

**22%

Television ****19%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****21%**

**31%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Banglajhar?

■ Banglajhar · ■ Maynaguri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.7%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**940

Working population ****53.8%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.2% for men and 75.1% for women. 59% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 350 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 168 (12%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 127 (9%) · **■** Marginal 807 (56%)

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 Maynaguri

- Madhya Khagrabari2,786 people
- Ratherhat2,786 people
- Dakshin Bhuskadanga2,771 people
- Chengmari2,713 people
- Dhaolaguri2,693 people
- Dakshin Baragila2,620 people
- Paharpur2,579 people
- Khaer Khal2,471 people

[All 85 villages in Maynaguri](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/maynaguri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Banglajhar?2,700 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banglajhar in?Jalpaiguri district (Maynaguri sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Banglajhar?80.7% (Census 2011)