# Banpatna Village, Kharagpur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Banpatna

Banpatna is a village in Kharagpur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,138 people in 516 households**, the 16th largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 2,138people (2011)
- 516households
- 64.8%literacy
- 1,070females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Banpatna

Of every 100 households in Banpatna in 2011, 18 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Banpatna · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**66%

Tap water ****46%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**41%

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

**9%

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

**83%

Use banking services ****21%**

**46%

Television ****13%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**15%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****24%**

**15%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Banpatna?

■ Banpatna · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.8%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1070**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1198**

**971

Working population ****49.2%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.3% for men and 55.7% for women. 61% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 32 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 584 (56%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 283 (27%) · **■** Marginal 143 (14%)

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

- Doarkhol2,436 people
- Gokulpur2,323 people
- Dharimal2,203 people
- Bhetia2,174 people
- Madhabpur2,087 people
- Rangamatia1,980 people
- Matkadpur1,895 people
- Ghol Gharia1,872 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 Banpatna?2,138 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banpatna in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Banpatna?64.8% (Census 2011)