# Banikanta Village, Haldibari, Koch Bihar (West Bengal)

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Village · Haldibari, Koch Bihar 

# Banikanta

Banikanta is a village in Haldibari sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **158 people in 36 households**, the 50th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 158people (2011)
- 36households
- 57.8%literacy
- 1,107females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Banikanta

Of every 100 households in Banikanta in 2011, 0 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 14 a car.

■ Banikanta · ■ Haldibari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**72%

Tap water ****42%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****81%**

**77%

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

**1%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****25%**

**32%

Television ****0%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****14%**

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**41%

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 Banikanta?

■ Banikanta · ■ Haldibari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.8%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1107**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875**

**961

Working population ****41.1%**

**37.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.0% for men and 55.1% for women. 53% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 22 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (11%) · **■** Other work 25 (38%) · **■** Marginal 11 (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 Haldibari

- Purbba Daripattani246 people
- Paschim Samilabas203 people
- Dakshin Chhota Haldibari191 people
- Dari Pattani183 people
- Jyan Kanta Adhikari131 people
- Basa Mansingkumar129 people
- Bakshiganj117 people
- Khasbas94 people

[All 62 villages in Haldibari](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/haldibari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Banikanta?158 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banikanta in?Koch Bihar district (Haldibari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Banikanta?57.8% (Census 2011)