# Baniakhali Village, Domkal, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Domkal, Murshidabad 

# Baniakhali

Baniakhali is a village in Domkal sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,677 people in 666 households**, the 45th largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.9%.

- 2,677people (2011)
- 666households
- 67.4%literacy
- 999females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Baniakhali

Of every 100 households in Baniakhali in 2011, 23 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Baniakhali · ■ Domkal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**93%

Use banking services ****2%**

**22%

Television ****10%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

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

**30%

Own their home ****96%**

**96%

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 Baniakhali?

■ Baniakhali · ■ Domkal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.4%**

**63.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****999**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1123**

**962

Working population ****32.2%**

**35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.8% for men and 67.0% for women. 60% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 260 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 398 (46%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 155 (18%) · **■** Marginal 46 (5%)

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 Domkal

- Brindabanpur Chak3,145 people
- Jayrampur3,140 people
- Manik Nagar3,049 people
- Panchananpur2,689 people
- Khidir Para2,604 people
- Sultanpur2,547 people
- Jorgachha2,484 people
- Char Syampur2,433 people

[All 87 villages in Domkal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/domkal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Baniakhali?2,677 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baniakhali in?Murshidabad district (Domkal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Baniakhali?67.4% (Census 2011)