# Bonkanda Village, Barasat - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Barasat - II, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Bonkanda

Bonkanda is a village in Barasat - II sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,753 people in 566 households**, the 29th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%.

- 2,753people (2011)
- 566households
- 90.2%literacy
- 929females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bonkanda

Of every 100 households in Bonkanda in 2011, 82 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bonkanda · ■ Barasat - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**54%

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

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**16%

Tap water ****3%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****63%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****14%**

**40%

Television ****20%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****32%**

**22%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Bonkanda?

■ Bonkanda · ■ Barasat - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.2%**

**78.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**923

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****914**

**952

Working population ****27.6%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.4% for men and 85.7% for women. 51% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 82 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 225 (30%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 295 (39%) · **■** Marginal 152 (20%)

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 Barasat - II

- Khari Baria2,948 people
- Tehatta2,833 people
- Bhagyamantapur2,811 people
- Pakdaha2,805 people
- Paltadanga2,714 people
- Kismatsonatikri2,663 people
- Majlishpur2,614 people
- Chowlpur2,404 people

[All 77 villages in Barasat - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/barasat-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bonkanda?2,753 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bonkanda in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Barasat - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bonkanda?90.2% (Census 2011)