Village · Purulia - II, Puruliya
# Banbahal

Banbahal is a village in Purulia - II sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 596 people in 113 households, the 80th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%.
- 596 people (2011)
- 113 households
- 66.4% literacy
- 1,000 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Banbahal

Of every 100 households in Banbahal in 2011, 29 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Banbahal · ■ Purulia - II rural average
- Electricity for lighting 29% 28%
- Toilet within the home 0% 6%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 93%
- Tap water 1% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 1% 6%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 84%
- Use banking services 88% 41%
- Television 12% 14%
- Mobile phone 20% 29%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 8% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 9% 25%
- 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 Banbahal?

■ Banbahal · ■ Purulia - II rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 66.4% 63.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1000 961
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 784 966
- Working population 24.5% 41.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.1% for men and 53.2% for women. 46% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 55 (38%) · ■ Farm labourers 62 (42%) · ■ Other work 24 (16%) · ■ Marginal 5 (3%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Purulia - II
- Manipur 710 people
- Kalakata 707 people
- Harialgara 669 people
- Sandradi 606 people
- Palaskala 588 people
- Chunardi Alias Nakrakura 582 people
- Natua 579 people
- Deuli 513 people

All 114 villages in Purulia - II

## Other places named Banbahal
- Banbahal · Village, Pandabeswar, Barddhaman · 3,540 people
- Banbahal · Village, Titlagarh, Balangir · 589 people
- Banbahal · Village, Bundwan, Puruliya · 172 people

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Banbahal? 596 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banbahal in? Puruliya district (Purulia - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Banbahal? 66.4% (Census 2011)

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