# Bandipur Village, Chandrakona - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Chandrakona - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Bandipur

Bandipur is a village in Chandrakona - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,829 people in 588 households**, the 8th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.0%.

- 2,829people (2011)
- 588households
- 85.4%literacy
- 939females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bandipur

Of every 100 households in Bandipur in 2011, 33 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bandipur · ■ Chandrakona - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**63%

Tap water ****0%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**16%

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

**3%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****99%**

**54%

Television ****22%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**20%

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 Bandipur?

■ Bandipur · ■ Chandrakona - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.4%**

**77.0%

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

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****840**

**974

Working population ****35.0%**

**38.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.4% for men and 82.2% for women. 61% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 258 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 238 (24%) · **■** Household industry 102 (10%) · **■** Other work 74 (7%) · **■** Marginal 318 (32%)

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 Chandrakona - II

- Murakata4,411 people
- Kuapur3,215 people
- Dhanyagachhi3,000 people
- Kenchkapur2,863 people
- Maheshpur2,771 people
- Bhairabpur2,720 people
- Piardanga2,457 people
- Ghanarampur2,316 people

[All 131 villages in Chandrakona - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/chandrakona-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bandipur?2,829 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bandipur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Chandrakona - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bandipur?85.4% (Census 2011)