# Banpura Village, Midnapore, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Midnapore, Paschim Medinipur 

# Banpura

Banpura is a village in Midnapore sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,544 people in 775 households**, the 7th largest of 232 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.

- 3,544people (2011)
- 775households
- 71.1%literacy
- 985females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Banpura

Of every 100 households in Banpura in 2011, 56 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Banpura · ■ Midnapore rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**68%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**18%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**90%

Use banking services ****7%**

**32%

Television ****4%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Banpura?

■ Banpura · ■ Midnapore rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.1%**

**70.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****950**

**968

Working population ****33.1%**

**41.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.0% for men and 63.2% for women. 56% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 241 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 663 (57%) · **■** Household industry 21 (2%) · **■** Other work 153 (13%) · **■** Marginal 94 (8%)

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 Midnapore

- Bhabaninagar4,225 people
- Ramnagar4,223 people
- Khasjangal Cantonment4,080 people
- Barua3,877 people
- Maliara3,484 people
- Rajar Bagan3,393 people
- Pathra3,356 people
- Asasgar3,324 people

[All 271 villages in Midnapore](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/midnapore/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Banpura?3,544 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banpura in?Paschim Medinipur district (Midnapore sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Banpura?71.1% (Census 2011)