# Banamali Chak Village, Potashpur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Potashpur - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Banamali Chak

Banamali Chak is a village in Potashpur - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **871 people in 184 households**, the 64th largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.3%.

- 871people (2011)
- 184households
- 89.8%literacy
- 923females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Banamali Chak

Of every 100 households in Banamali Chak in 2011, 20 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Banamali Chak · ■ Potashpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**95%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**4%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**18%

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

**1%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****17%**

**46%

Television ****4%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****17%**

**30%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Banamali Chak?

■ Banamali Chak · ■ Potashpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.8%**

**86.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1160**

**932

Working population ****33.2%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.0% for men and 85.0% for women. 60% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 242 (84%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (5%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 24 (8%) · **■** Marginal 6 (2%)

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 Potashpur - I

- Madhabpur941 people
- Dulalpur907 people
- Dakshin Jali Bheri892 people
- Baruipur888 people
- Tupchibar861 people
- Chisti Pur Bheri856 people
- Sahapur852 people
- Dangar Tulshi823 people

[All 139 villages in Potashpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/potashpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Banamali Chak?871 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banamali Chak in?Purba Medinipur district (Potashpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Banamali Chak?89.8% (Census 2011)