# Banhala Village, Sabang, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Sabang, Paschim Medinipur 

# Banhala

Banhala is a village in Sabang sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **398 people in 104 households**, the 181st largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.8%.

- 398people (2011)
- 104households
- 84.2%literacy
- 1,020females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Banhala

Of every 100 households in Banhala in 2011, 80 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Banhala · ■ Sabang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**77%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**22%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**16%

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

**1%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****36%**

**48%

Television ****8%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****22%**

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Banhala?

■ Banhala · ■ Sabang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.2%**

**86.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1020**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****960**

**952

Working population ****56.8%**

**59.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.3% for men and 73.4% for women. 62% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 62 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 53 (23%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 8 (4%) · **■** Marginal 101 (45%)

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 Sabang

- Rakutya417 people
- Basudebpur413 people
- Bansgerya410 people
- Shelya404 people
- Ghonapota397 people
- Barasati389 people
- Jhaparara375 people
- Chhatarkol365 people

[All 232 villages in Sabang](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/sabang/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Banhala?398 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banhala in?Paschim Medinipur district (Sabang sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Banhala?84.2% (Census 2011)