# Bhanukumari, Koch Bihar (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy

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Village · Tufanganj - II, Koch Bihar 

# Bhanukumari

Bhanukumari is a village in [Tufanganj - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/tufanganj-ii/) sub-district of [Koch Bihar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **14,340 people in 3,344 households**, the 2nd largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%.

- 14,340people (2011)
- 3,344households
- 81.8%literacy
- 947females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhanukumari

Of every 100 households in Bhanukumari in 2011, 46 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bhanukumari · ■ Tufanganj - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**67%

No toilet (open defecation) ****19%**

**31%

Tap water ****19%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****83%**

**77%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**94%

Use banking services ****36%**

**21%

Television ****25%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**40%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Bhanukumari?

■ Bhanukumari · ■ Tufanganj - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.8%**

**75.6%

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

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1026**

**960

Working population ****39.3%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.9% for men and 76.3% for women. 60% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 872 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,052 (19%) · **■** Household industry 197 (3%) · **■** Other work 2,054 (36%) · **■** Marginal 1,455 (26%)

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 Tufanganj - II

- Rampur18,274 people
- Falimari11,385 people
- Salbari9,415 people
- Bara Salbari8,224 people
- Mahishkuchi7,192 people

[All 53 villages in Tufanganj - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/tufanganj-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhanukumari?14,340 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhanukumari in?Koch Bihar district (Tufanganj - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhanukumari?81.8% (Census 2011)