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

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Village · Sankrail, Paschim Medinipur 

# Banpura

Banpura is a village in Sankrail sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **606 people in 127 households**, the 56th largest of 247 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 606people (2011)
- 127households
- 91.0%literacy
- 993females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Banpura

Of every 100 households in Banpura in 2011, 92 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Banpura · ■ Sankrail rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**49%

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

**23%

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

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****70%**

**51%

Television ****37%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**19%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 · ■ Sankrail rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.0%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****761**

**973

Working population ****45.4%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.5% for men and 85.8% for women. 59% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 68 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 32 (12%) · **■** Marginal 170 (62%)

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 Sankrail

- Khudmarai639 people
- Bahara Danri633 people
- Ramanandapur626 people
- Dehaganj607 people
- Marunia605 people
- Chunpara600 people
- Dudhianala594 people
- Ghorapara594 people

[All 287 villages in Sankrail](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/sankrail/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Banpura?606 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banpura in?Paschim Medinipur district (Sankrail sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Banpura?91.0% (Census 2011)