# Bhanga Gara Village, Mahisadal, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Mahisadal, Purba Medinipur 

# Bhanga Gara

Bhanga Gara is a village in Mahisadal sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,295 people in 669 households**, the 26th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.1%.

- 3,295people (2011)
- 669households
- 74.7%literacy
- 926females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhanga Gara

Of every 100 households in Bhanga Gara in 2011, 45 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bhanga Gara · ■ Mahisadal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****45%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****78%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****21%**

**6%

Tap water ****3%**

**8%

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

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%**

**85%

Use banking services ****24%**

**42%

Television ****17%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**28%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Bhanga Gara?

■ Bhanga Gara · ■ Mahisadal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.7%**

**86.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****984**

**948

Working population ****34.6%**

**35.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.9% for men and 69.0% for women. 56% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 34 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 76 (7%) · **■** Household industry 49 (4%) · **■** Other work 388 (34%) · **■** Marginal 592 (52%)

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 Mahisadal

- Bamunya3,561 people
- Lakshya3,534 people
- Machhlandapur3,374 people
- Jagatpur3,320 people
- Madhya Hingli3,261 people
- Ichhapur3,045 people
- Gopalpur3,018 people
- Kanchanpur Jalpai2,890 people

[All 75 villages in Mahisadal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/mahisadal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhanga Gara?3,295 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhanga Gara in?Purba Medinipur district (Mahisadal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhanga Gara?74.7% (Census 2011)