# Banhugli Village, Sonarpur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Sonarpur, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Banhugli

Banhugli is a village in Sonarpur sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **11,103 people in 2,544 households**, the 2nd largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 11,103people (2011)
- 2,544households
- 81.0%literacy
- 943females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Banhugli

Of every 100 households in Banhugli in 2011, 89 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Banhugli · ■ Sonarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****83%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**18%

Tap water ****8%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**73%

Use banking services ****53%**

**52%

Television ****63%**

**57%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**10%

Own their home ****94%**

**92%

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 Banhugli?

■ Banhugli · ■ Sonarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.0%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1178**

**969

Working population ****38.5%**

**37.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.2% for men and 75.4% for women. 61% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 447 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 367 (9%) · **■** Household industry 91 (2%) · **■** Other work 2,736 (64%) · **■** Marginal 638 (15%)

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 Sonarpur

- Bhagabanpur11,177 people
- Joykrishnapur Chairi6,436 people
- Khurigochhi6,023 people
- Mali Pukuria5,858 people
- Tardaha4,706 people

[All 65 villages in Sonarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/sonarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Banhugli?11,103 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banhugli in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Sonarpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Banhugli?81.0% (Census 2011)