# Bankachua Village, Bhangar - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bhangar - II, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Bankachua

Bankachua is a village in Bhangar - II sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,285 people in 646 households**, the 35th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.4%.

- 3,285people (2011)
- 646households
- 79.9%literacy
- 928females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bankachua

Of every 100 households in Bankachua in 2011, 62 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Bankachua · ■ Bhangar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****85%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**19%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**93%

Use banking services ****33%**

**32%

Television ****13%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**4%

None of these assets ****17%**

**17%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Bankachua?

■ Bankachua · ■ Bhangar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.9%**

**74.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****974**

**962

Working population ****36.3%**

**34.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.7% for men and 77.9% for women. 60% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 281 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 274 (23%) · **■** Household industry 106 (9%) · **■** Other work 390 (33%) · **■** Marginal 142 (12%)

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 Bhangar - II

- Krolbaria3,577 people
- Raghunathpur3,541 people
- Bhaga Banpur3,376 people
- Sonpur3,323 people
- Anantapur3,140 people
- Wari3,057 people
- Chilatala2,749 people
- Sanpukuria2,654 people

[All 60 villages in Bhangar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/bhangar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bankachua?3,285 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bankachua in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Bhangar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bankachua?79.9% (Census 2011)