# Bankadwar Village, Magrahat - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Magrahat - II, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Bankadwar

Bankadwar is a village in Magrahat - II sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,259 people in 284 households**, the 58th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%.

- 1,259people (2011)
- 284households
- 70.7%literacy
- 952females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bankadwar

Of every 100 households in Bankadwar in 2011, 48 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bankadwar · ■ Magrahat - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**50%

Tap water ****0%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**91%

Use banking services ****38%**

**34%

Television ****20%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****27%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Bankadwar?

■ Bankadwar · ■ Magrahat - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.7%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****887**

**956

Working population ****45.8%**

**33.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.7% for men and 56.1% for women. 65% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 106 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 115 (20%) · **■** Other work 68 (12%) · **■** Marginal 287 (50%)

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 Magrahat - II

- Chakiswari1,409 people
- Belgachhia1,396 people
- Paschim Kamar Pukuria1,310 people
- Purbba Ramanathpur1,296 people
- Tapukur1,248 people
- Azam Khali1,178 people
- Chak Haranandapur1,177 people
- Uttar Krishnapur1,148 people

[All 78 villages in Magrahat - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/magrahat-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bankadwar?1,259 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bankadwar in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Magrahat - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bankadwar?70.7% (Census 2011)