# Bandh Gara Village, Gopiballavpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Gopiballavpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Bandh Gara

Bandh Gara is a village in Gopiballavpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **503 people in 103 households**, the 75th largest of 175 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%.

- 503people (2011)
- 103households
- 67.3%literacy
- 1,079females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bandh Gara

Of every 100 households in Bandh Gara in 2011, 12 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bandh Gara · ■ Gopiballavpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**95%

Use banking services ****90%**

**50%

Television ****6%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**32%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Bandh Gara?

■ Bandh Gara · ■ Gopiballavpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.3%**

**71.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1079**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1067**

**940

Working population ****53.9%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.2% for men and 55.5% for women. 59% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 66 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 14 (5%) · **■** Marginal 187 (69%)

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 Gopiballavpur - II

- Ramgar536 people
- Chandias532 people
- Chainsol513 people
- Akna507 people
- Bangara498 people
- Shimulia498 people
- Poradiha492 people
- Banshda487 people

[All 192 villages in Gopiballavpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/gopiballavpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bandh Gara?503 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bandh Gara in?Paschim Medinipur district (Gopiballavpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bandh Gara?67.3% (Census 2011)