# Bankipur Village, Deshopran, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Deshopran, Purba Medinipur 

# Bankipur

Bankipur is a village in Deshopran sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **841 people in 172 households**, the 81st largest of 166 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 88.6%.

- 841people (2011)
- 172households
- 83.2%literacy
- 938females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bankipur

Of every 100 households in Bankipur in 2011, 41 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bankipur · ■ Deshopran rural average

Electricity for lighting ****41%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**89%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**9%

Tap water ****1%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**7%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**88%

Use banking services ****6%**

**35%

Television ****5%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****45%**

**30%

Own their home ****98%**

**94%

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 Bankipur?

■ Bankipur · ■ Deshopran rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.2%**

**88.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1025**

**949

Working population ****36.5%**

**37.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.3% for men and 76.5% for women. 64% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 25 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 199 (65%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 44 (14%) · **■** Marginal 38 (12%)

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 Deshopran

- Ghoraghata925 people
- Ghoshpur921 people
- Shunia908 people
- Umapati Bar904 people
- Durgapur825 people
- Phulbani825 people
- Tithaipada822 people
- Kumarberya807 people

[All 168 villages in Deshopran](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/deshopran/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bankipur?841 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bankipur in?Purba Medinipur district (Deshopran sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bankipur?83.2% (Census 2011)