# Bandhgar, Purulia - II, Puruliya – Population & Literacy

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Village · Purulia - II, Puruliya 

# Bandhgar

Bandhgar is a village in [Purulia - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/purulia-ii/) sub-district of [Puruliya](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **1,543 people in 322 households**, the 42nd largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%.

- 1,543people (2011)
- 322households
- 63.2%literacy
- 1,022females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bandhgar

Of every 100 households in Bandhgar in 2011, 19 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bandhgar · ■ Purulia - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**28%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**84%

Use banking services ****75%**

**41%

Television ****11%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**25%

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 Bandhgar?

■ Bandhgar · ■ Purulia - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.2%**

**63.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1022**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****911**

**966

Working population ****29.5%**

**41.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.5% for men and 47.6% for women. 53% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 69 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 117 (26%) · **■** Household industry 17 (4%) · **■** Other work 212 (47%) · **■** Marginal 40 (9%)

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 Purulia - II

- Kushtuka1,673 people
- Chirumacha1,615 people
- Purda1,593 people
- Singhbazar1,580 people
- Karcha1,530 people
- Shitalpur1,496 people
- Mamurjor1,495 people
- Chepri1,489 people

[All 114 villages in Purulia - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/purulia-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bandhgar?1,543 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bandhgar in?Puruliya district (Purulia - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bandhgar?63.2% (Census 2011)