# Banktal Village, Kharagpur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Banktal

Banktal is a village in Kharagpur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **835 people in 177 households**, the 62nd largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 835people (2011)
- 177households
- 79.6%literacy
- 937females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Banktal

Of every 100 households in Banktal in 2011, 54 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Banktal · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**66%

Tap water ****1%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**41%

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

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**83%

Use banking services ****11%**

**46%

Television ****31%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**15%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Banktal?

■ Banktal · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.6%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1043**

**971

Working population ****41.1%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.5% for men and 71.1% for women. 59% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 88 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 105 (31%) · **■** Other work 35 (10%) · **■** Marginal 115 (34%)

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 Kharagpur - I

- Hiradihi877 people
- Risa875 people
- Gomariyapal863 people
- Sanporapara854 people
- Panchrolya825 people
- Shobhapur821 people
- Sarsha814 people
- Jinsar808 people

[All 268 villages in Kharagpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/kharagpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Banktal?835 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banktal in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Banktal?79.6% (Census 2011)