# Bongaon, North Twenty Four Parganas (West Bengal)

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Sub-district · North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal 

# Bongaon

Bongaon is a sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. At the 2011 Census it had **380,903 people**, no towns and 150 villages (149 inhabited). The largest village is Khamarkalla (12,645 people).

- 380,903people (2011)
- 150villages
- 0towns
- 79.7%literacy

## Population of Bongaon compared with North Twenty Four Parganas

■ Bongaon · ■ North Twenty Four Parganas district

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.7%**

**84.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****962**

**956

Working population ****36.3%**

**35.7%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Bongaon

Of every 100 households in Bongaon in 2011, 42 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Bongaon · ■ North Twenty Four Parganas district

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****78%**

**88%

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

**8%

Tap water ****10%**

**39%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**55%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**35%

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

**49%

Use banking services ****38%**

**59%

Television ****24%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**5%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****22%**

**16%

Own their home ****97%**

**84%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Largest villages in Bongaon

- Khamarkalla · 12,645 people
- Chhaygharia · 10,891 people
- Kalupur · 10,413 people
- Purana Bangaon · 8,265 people
- Chauberia · 8,039 people
- Kansona · 7,334 people
- Barakpur · 6,945 people
- Ichhlampur · 6,886 people
- Paikpara · 6,397 people
- Bangangram · 6,144 people
- Manigram · 5,306 people
- Panchita · 5,148 people
- Palla · 5,058 people
- Krishnachandrapur · 4,901 people
- Kundipur · 4,760 people
- Boaldaha · 4,552 people

[All 150 villages in Bongaon →](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/bongaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Bongaon?150 (149 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Bongaon in?North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal
- What is the population of Bongaon?380,903 (Census 2011)