# Hanskunda, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal) – Town Population

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Town · Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal 

# Hanskunda

Hanskunda is a town in Goalpokhar - I sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal (census town). The 2011 Census counted **5,939 people** in 1,115 households. Literacy was 64.8%.

- 5,939people (2011)
- 1,115households
- 64.8%literacy
- 938females per 1,000 males

## Population of Hanskunda

■ Hanskunda · ■ Uttar Dinajpur urban average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.8%**

**80.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**921

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****854**

**955

Working population ****29.5%**

**33.1%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Hanskunda

Of every 100 households in Hanskunda in 2011, 55 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Hanskunda · ■ Uttar Dinajpur urban average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**81%

No toilet (open defecation) ****41%**

**17%

Tap water ****0%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****77%**

**79%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%**

**43%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**52%

Use banking services ****30%**

**57%

Television ****32%**

**59%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**14%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****37%**

**17%

Own their home ****94%**

**83%

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 people in Hanskunda work as

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,034 (59%) · **■** Household industry 8 (0%) · **■** Farming 334 (19%) · **■** Marginal 374 (21%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Hanskunda?5,939 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hanskunda in?Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal