# Bamanda Village, Dantan - I, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Dantan - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Bamanda

Bamanda is a village in Dantan - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,171 people in 273 households**, the 43rd largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%.

- 1,171people (2011)
- 273households
- 74.3%literacy
- 929females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bamanda

Of every 100 households in Bamanda in 2011, 14 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bamanda · ■ Dantan - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**59%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****1%**

**62%

Television ****6%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**22%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Bamanda?

■ Bamanda · ■ Dantan - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.3%**

**73.6%

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

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****957**

**963

Working population ****39.3%**

**37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.5% for men and 63.2% for women. 55% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 11 (2%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 24 (5%) · **■** Marginal 422 (92%)

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 Dantan - I

- Palsandapur1,252 people
- Sarata1,223 people
- Palashia1,221 people
- Kharijha Pari1,205 people
- Dhunria1,170 people
- Gargaria1,142 people
- Kushmi1,137 people
- Bhurangi1,134 people

[All 198 villages in Dantan - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/dantan-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bamanda?1,171 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bamanda in?Paschim Medinipur district (Dantan - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bamanda?74.3% (Census 2011)