# Bhangaband Village, Debra, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Debra, Paschim Medinipur 

# Bhangaband

Bhangaband is a village in Debra sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,597 people in 351 households**, the 22nd largest of 460 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.8%.

- 1,597people (2011)
- 351households
- 79.1%literacy
- 957females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhangaband

Of every 100 households in Bhangaband in 2011, 72 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bhangaband · ■ Debra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****81%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****17%**

**34%

Tap water ****39%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**20%

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

**3%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****17%**

**50%

Television ****23%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**18%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Bhangaband?

■ Bhangaband · ■ Debra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.1%**

**81.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1175**

**988

Working population ****45.6%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.0% for men and 71.6% for women. 62% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 95 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (2%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 52 (7%) · **■** Marginal 565 (78%)

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 Debra

- Palashi1,747 people
- Bhawanipur1,700 people
- Dabadari1,646 people
- Chandanpur1,610 people
- Trilochanpur1,589 people
- Abdalipur1,588 people
- Nanda Bari1,523 people
- Loyada1,520 people

[All 477 villages in Debra](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/debra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhangaband?1,597 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhangaband in?Paschim Medinipur district (Debra sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhangaband?79.1% (Census 2011)