# Babhania Village, Karandighi, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Karandighi, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Babhania

Babhania is a village in Karandighi sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,992 people in 359 households**, the 67th largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 53.4%.

- 1,992people (2011)
- 359households
- 52.6%literacy
- 930females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Babhania

Of every 100 households in Babhania in 2011, 19 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Babhania · ■ Karandighi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****90%**

**60%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****46%**

**19%

Television ****11%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**28%

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 Babhania?

■ Babhania · ■ Karandighi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.6%**

**53.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1046**

**943

Working population ****31.6%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.4% for men and 47.2% for women. 51% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 201 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 189 (30%) · **■** Household industry 24 (4%) · **■** Other work 131 (21%) · **■** Marginal 85 (13%)

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 Karandighi

- Uttar Jadopur2,039 people
- Kuhator2,011 people
- Bhagabanpur2,008 people
- Purba Matiari2,003 people
- Dakshin Jadopur1,986 people
- Kochabari1,932 people
- Pachloha1,909 people
- Pauti1,898 people

[All 203 villages in Karandighi](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/karandighi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Babhania?1,992 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Babhania in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Karandighi sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Babhania?52.6% (Census 2011)