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

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Village · Sabang, Paschim Medinipur 

# Bhanjapur

Bhanjapur is a village in Sabang sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **895 people in 224 households**, the 94th largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.8%.

- 895people (2011)
- 224households
- 85.5%literacy
- 888females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhanjapur

Of every 100 households in Bhanjapur in 2011, 67 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bhanjapur · ■ Sabang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****87%**

**77%

No toilet (open defecation) ****13%**

**22%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**16%

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

**1%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****58%**

**48%

Television ****5%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**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 Bhanjapur?

■ Bhanjapur · ■ Sabang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.5%**

**86.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****687**

**952

Working population ****72.5%**

**59.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.4% for men and 78.1% for women. 72% of men and 73% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 131 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 101 (16%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 21 (3%) · **■** Marginal 389 (60%)

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

- Shrirampur933 people
- Gopalpur909 people
- Rampura898 people
- Sauta897 people
- Malpar895 people
- Sanchahara893 people
- Chalk Gopinath880 people
- Barjiban872 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhanjapur?895 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhanjapur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Sabang sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhanjapur?85.5% (Census 2011)