# Banpur Village, Garbeta - III, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Garbeta - III, Paschim Medinipur 

# Banpur

Banpur is a village in Garbeta - III sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,667 people in 329 households**, the 26th largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.9%.

- 1,667people (2011)
- 329households
- 68.8%literacy
- 1,001females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Banpur

Of every 100 households in Banpur in 2011, 66 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Banpur · ■ Garbeta - III rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**74%

Tap water ****77%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**12%

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

**4%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****24%**

**42%

Television ****11%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**12%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**13%

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 Banpur?

■ Banpur · ■ Garbeta - III rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.8%**

**72.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1001**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****903**

**998

Working population ****62.2%**

**43.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.4% for men and 61.3% for women. 62% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 151 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 140 (14%) · **■** Household industry 224 (22%) · **■** Other work 133 (13%) · **■** Marginal 389 (38%)

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 Garbeta - III

- Bardiha1,731 people
- Birsingpur1,718 people
- Gurehara1,703 people
- Guiya Daha1,688 people
- Nalbona1,642 people
- Amdaula1,538 people
- Andharia1,512 people
- Organja1,507 people

[All 230 villages in Garbeta - III](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/garbeta-iii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Banpur?1,667 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banpur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Garbeta - III sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Banpur?68.8% (Census 2011)