Village · Barabazar, Puruliya
# Bhagabandh

Bhagabandh is a village in Barabazar sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 749 people in 123 households, the 91st largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.4%.
- 749 people (2011)
- 123 households
- 72.7% literacy
- 925 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhagabandh

Of every 100 households in Bhagabandh in 2011, 65 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bhagabandh · ■ Barabazar rural average
- Electricity for lighting 65% 22%
- Toilet within the home 1% 3%
- No toilet (open defecation) 99% 96%
- Tap water 0% 1%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 5%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 85%
- Use banking services 57% 41%
- Television 2% 7%
- Mobile phone 65% 28%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 4% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 1%
- None of these assets 2% 18%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Bhagabandh?

■ Bhagabandh · ■ Barabazar rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 72.7% 62.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 925 978
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 708 957
- Working population 56.7% 50.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.7% for men and 57.1% for women. 57% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 142 (33%) · ■ Farm labourers 3 (1%) · ■ Household industry 6 (1%) · ■ Other work 3 (1%) · ■ Marginal 271 (64%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Barabazar
- Baistamdih 788 people
- Gobindapur 774 people
- Tasarbanki 774 people
- Shamrola 758 people
- Palma 746 people
- Hullung 723 people
- Rangamatia 709 people
- Badaldih 706 people

All 215 villages in Barabazar

## Other places named Bhagabandh
- Bhagabandh · Village, Narayanpur, Jamtara · 1,735 people
- Bhagabandh · Village, Barhait, Sahibganj · 1,509 people
- Bhagabandh · Village, Chas, Bokaro · 1,485 people
- Bhagabandh · Village, Golmuri-Cum-Jugsalai, Purbi Singhbhum · 1,161 people
- Bhagabandh · Village, Tiring, Mayurbhanj · 937 people
- Bhagabandh · Village, Berhampur, Baleshwar · 893 people

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Bhagabandh? 749 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhagabandh in? Puruliya district (Barabazar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhagabandh? 72.7% (Census 2011)

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