# Bihankuria Village, Nayagram, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Nayagram, Paschim Medinipur 

# Bihankuria

Bihankuria is a village in Nayagram sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **430 people in 93 households**, the 127th largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%.

- 430people (2011)
- 93households
- 58.3%literacy
- 1,087females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bihankuria

Of every 100 households in Bihankuria in 2011, 47 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bihankuria · ■ Nayagram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**20%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****15%**

**18%

Television ****1%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****26%**

**21%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Bihankuria?

■ Bihankuria · ■ Nayagram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.3%**

**63.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1087**

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****821**

**963

Working population ****55.1%**

**49.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.7% for men and 48.3% for women. 57% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 125 (53%) · **■** Other work 4 (2%) · **■** Marginal 108 (46%)

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 Nayagram

- Khas Jangal438 people
- Bamanda436 people
- Pachagerya431 people
- Shal Bani431 people
- Katash430 people
- Kshema Sol427 people
- Dulki418 people
- Hari Maiti415 people

[All 336 villages in Nayagram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/nayagram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bihankuria?430 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bihankuria in?Paschim Medinipur district (Nayagram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bihankuria?58.3% (Census 2011)