# Bhangarhat Village, Maynaguri, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Maynaguri, Jalpaiguri 

# Bhangarhat

Bhangarhat is a village in Maynaguri sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,933 people in 676 households**, the 41st largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 2,933people (2011)
- 676households
- 77.9%literacy
- 892females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhangarhat

Of every 100 households in Bhangarhat in 2011, 14 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bhangarhat · ■ Maynaguri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****33%**

**67%

Tap water ****2%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**68%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**92%

Use banking services ****27%**

**22%

Television ****13%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****17%**

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Bhangarhat?

■ Bhangarhat · ■ Maynaguri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.9%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****892**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****989**

**940

Working population ****40.9%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.6% for men and 70.3% for women. 55% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 335 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 472 (39%) · **■** Household industry 17 (1%) · **■** Other work 166 (14%) · **■** Marginal 209 (17%)

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

- Purbba Salbari3,081 people
- Gaurgram3,016 people
- Barnes2,983 people
- Dakshin Dangapara2,938 people
- Brahmapur2,883 people
- Satvendi2,847 people
- Bhangamali2,842 people
- Kaoagap2,808 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhangarhat?2,933 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhangarhat in?Jalpaiguri district (Maynaguri sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhangarhat?77.9% (Census 2011)