# Banka Bara Village, Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur 

# Banka Bara

Banka Bara is a village in Keshpur sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **351 people in 83 households**, the 319th largest of 570 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 351people (2011)
- 83households
- 77.4%literacy
- 1,153females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Banka Bara

Of every 100 households in Banka Bara in 2011, 26 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Banka Bara · ■ Keshpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**56%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**10%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****18%**

**58%

Television ****13%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**1%

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

**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 Banka Bara?

■ Banka Bara · ■ Keshpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.4%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1153**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1292**

**960

Working population ****47.3%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.2% for men and 71.3% for women. 55% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (4%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 16 (10%) · **■** Marginal 141 (85%)

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 Keshpur

- Mani Nageshwar Patna359 people
- Shiris Bani359 people
- Jiagerya354 people
- Chaita353 people
- Gachh Geria351 people
- Golagerya349 people
- Dogerya348 people
- Bilat Kuli346 people

[All 634 villages in Keshpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/keshpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Banka Bara?351 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banka Bara in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Banka Bara?77.4% (Census 2011)