Village · Purulia - II, Puruliya
# Bhagabandh

Bhagabandh is a village in Purulia - II sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 871 people in 138 households, the 70th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%.
- 871 people (2011)
- 138 households
- 69.3% literacy
- 953 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhagabandh

Of every 100 households in Bhagabandh in 2011, 3 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhagabandh · ■ Purulia - II rural average
- Electricity for lighting 3% 28%
- Toilet within the home 10% 6%
- No toilet (open defecation) 90% 93%
- Tap water 5% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 1% 6%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 84%
- Use banking services 97% 41%
- Television 2% 14%
- Mobile phone 21% 29%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 1% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 58% 25%
- Own their home 96% 98%

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

## What is the population of Bhagabandh?

■ Bhagabandh · ■ Purulia - II rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 69.3% 63.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 953 961
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 919 966
- Working population 61.2% 41.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.9% for men and 53.0% for women. 62% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 64 (12%) · ■ Other work 3 (1%) · ■ Marginal 466 (87%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Purulia - II
- Anai 1,032 people
- Shyampur 1,006 people
- Gopalpur 1,000 people
- Loharsol 943 people
- Raghudi 861 people
- Baraseni 835 people
- Khairibahal 761 people
- Jahajpur 748 people

All 114 villages in Purulia - II

## 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? 871 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhagabandh in? Puruliya district (Purulia - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhagabandh? 69.3% (Census 2011)

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