# Banspokhar Village, Goalpokhar - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Goalpokhar - I, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Banspokhar

Banspokhar is a village in Goalpokhar - I sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **818 people in 150 households**, the 103rd largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 41.8%.

- 818people (2011)
- 150households
- 60.1%literacy
- 1,020females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Banspokhar

Of every 100 households in Banspokhar in 2011, 43 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Banspokhar · ■ Goalpokhar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**87%

Tap water ****99%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**37%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**91%

Use banking services ****26%**

**20%

Television ****19%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

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

**35%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Banspokhar?

■ Banspokhar · ■ Goalpokhar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.1%**

**41.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1020**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1271**

**950

Working population ****37.9%**

**31.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.0% for men and 55.0% for women. 56% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 138 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 37 (12%) · **■** Other work 30 (10%) · **■** Marginal 105 (34%)

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 Goalpokhar - I

- Dakshin Talbari911 people
- Khora911 people
- Raskora840 people
- Uttar Ghoramara826 people
- Nargaon809 people
- Tegharia801 people
- Masnabhita789 people
- Khichra785 people

[All 152 villages in Goalpokhar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/goalpokhar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Banspokhar?818 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banspokhar in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Goalpokhar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Banspokhar?60.1% (Census 2011)