# Banpur Village, Sahid Matangini, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Sahid Matangini, Purba Medinipur 

# Banpur

Banpur is a village in Sahid Matangini sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,526 people in 547 households**, the 29th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.8%.

- 2,526people (2011)
- 547households
- 86.3%literacy
- 960females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Banpur

Of every 100 households in Banpur in 2011, 77 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Banpur · ■ Sahid Matangini rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**68%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**21%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**6%

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

**3%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****66%**

**38%

Television ****41%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

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

**24%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Banpur?

■ Banpur · ■ Sahid Matangini rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.3%**

**86.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1197**

**955

Working population ****33.1%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.0% for men and 79.2% for women. 58% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 172 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 121 (14%) · **■** Household industry 50 (6%) · **■** Other work 281 (34%) · **■** Marginal 212 (25%)

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 Sahid Matangini

- Hogalberya2,710 people
- Soya Dighi2,704 people
- Jamitta2,628 people
- Paikpari2,595 people
- Pakurya2,523 people
- Biswas2,501 people
- Hakala2,487 people
- Ramchandrapur2,423 people

[All 86 villages in Sahid Matangini](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/sahid-matangini/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Banpur?2,526 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banpur in?Purba Medinipur district (Sahid Matangini sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Banpur?86.3% (Census 2011)