# Banka Dumaria, Goalpokhar - II, Uttar Dinajpur – Population

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Village · Goalpokhar - II, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Banka Dumaria

Banka Dumaria is a village in [Goalpokhar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/goalpokhar-ii/) sub-district of [Uttar Dinajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **3,056 people in 558 households**, the 23rd largest of 169 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 35.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 46.1%.

- 3,056people (2011)
- 558households
- 35.5%literacy
- 997females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Banka Dumaria

Of every 100 households in Banka Dumaria in 2011, 74 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Banka Dumaria · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**51%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**92%

Use banking services ****20%**

**17%

Television ****16%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**31%

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 Banka Dumaria?

■ Banka Dumaria · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****35.5%**

**46.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****931**

**958

Working population ****34.3%**

**31.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 39.7% for men and 31.3% for women. 46% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 194 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 379 (36%) · **■** Household industry 21 (2%) · **■** Other work 84 (8%) · **■** Marginal 369 (35%)

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 - II

- Kahalgaon3,236 people
- Puar3,171 people
- Amalia3,121 people
- Bijulia3,107 people
- Choukai2,953 people
- Majra2,761 people
- Mirjadpur2,554 people
- Chitaura2,533 people

[All 170 villages in Goalpokhar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/goalpokhar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Banka Dumaria?3,056 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banka Dumaria in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Goalpokhar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Banka Dumaria?35.5% (Census 2011)