# Bhabanipur Village, Farakka, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Farakka, Murshidabad 

# Bhabanipur

Bhabanipur is a village in Farakka sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **11,465 people in 2,157 households**, the 4th largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 58.4%.

- 11,465people (2011)
- 2,157households
- 59.5%literacy
- 990females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhabanipur

Of every 100 households in Bhabanipur in 2011, 38 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bhabanipur · ■ Farakka rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**28%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****49%**

**71%

Tap water ****16%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**23%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**70%

Use banking services ****43%**

**44%

Television ****10%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**31%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Bhabanipur?

■ Bhabanipur · ■ Farakka rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.5%**

**58.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1014**

**956

Working population ****45.7%**

**44.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.0% for men and 53.9% for women. 47% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 158 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 402 (8%) · **■** Household industry 1,766 (34%) · **■** Other work 1,571 (30%) · **■** Marginal 1,345 (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 Farakka

- Kuli28,092 people
- Bewa15,265 people
- Jafar Ganj12,114 people
- Ballalpur7,217 people
- Imamnagar6,933 people
- Jigri Kulgachhi6,004 people
- Uttar Bhabanipur5,509 people

[All 66 villages in Farakka](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/farakka/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhabanipur?11,465 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhabanipur in?Murshidabad district (Farakka sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhabanipur?59.5% (Census 2011)