# Banpur Village, Khargram, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Khargram, Murshidabad 

# Banpur

Banpur is a village in Khargram sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **689 people in 162 households**, the 108th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.6%.

- 689people (2011)
- 162households
- 59.1%literacy
- 883females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Banpur

Of every 100 households in Banpur in 2011, 26 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Banpur · ■ Khargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****51%**

**82%

Tap water ****88%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****8%**

**27%

Television ****8%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**0%

None of these assets ****26%**

**53%

Own their home ****97%**

**95%

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 Banpur?

■ Banpur · ■ Khargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.1%**

**63.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****883**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1452**

**960

Working population ****35.6%**

**32.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.3% for men and 46.8% for women. 65% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 108 (44%) · **■** Other work 5 (2%) · **■** Marginal 132 (54%)

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 Khargram

- Bhatkanda750 people
- Hazrabati746 people
- Jhajhra727 people
- Jadabpur708 people
- Sujapur686 people
- Purbba Srikrishnapur672 people
- Thira631 people
- Raypur628 people

[All 155 villages in Khargram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/khargram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Banpur?689 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banpur in?Murshidabad district (Khargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Banpur?59.1% (Census 2011)