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

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Village · Karandighi, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Bamhol

Bamhol is a village in Karandighi sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **596 people in 124 households**, the 171st largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.4%.

- 596people (2011)
- 124households
- 47.6%literacy
- 1,084females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bamhol

Of every 100 households in Bamhol in 2011, 2 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bamhol · ■ Karandighi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**78%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****73%**

**60%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****2%**

**19%

Television ****2%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**28%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Bamhol?

■ Bamhol · ■ Karandighi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.6%**

**53.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1084**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****809**

**943

Working population ****46.6%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.4% for men and 40.0% for women. 50% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 23 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 197 (71%) · **■** Household industry 35 (13%) · **■** Other work 15 (5%) · **■** Marginal 8 (3%)

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

- Dharipara639 people
- Haria627 people
- Jalalpur Milik621 people
- Bagindar603 people
- Pachim Prasadpur572 people
- Barodangi566 people
- Debottar Milik548 people
- Chengatoli540 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bamhol?596 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bamhol in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Karandighi sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bamhol?47.6% (Census 2011)