Bhonpur | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | India West Bengal#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in West Bengal, India |
Coordinates: | 23.1396°N 88.2066°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | West Bengal |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Hooghly |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 20 |
Population Total: | 1572 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Bengali, English |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 712134 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 03213 |
Iso Code: | IN-WB |
Bhonpur is a village that are located near Boinchi in Hooghly district, West Bengal, India. It is under Pandua police station. Approximately it is 3 km apart from this region's main town Boinchi.
It is said that a rock came over the soil. Soil is said Bhnui(ভুঁই) in local language. So the village is named Bhonpur.
There are two primary schools and a higher secondary school in Bhonpur. The name of the higher secondary school is Bhonpur Jajneswar Vidyapith(ESTD: 1953). The name of the primary schools are Bhonpur Primary School & Chetua Primary School. There is a B.Ed College in the village. Its name is Binita Mohanta College of Education. It is established in 2013.
Bhonpur is a large village with total 529 families residing. The Bhonpur village has population of 2410 of which 1195 are males while 1215 are females as per Population Census 2011.
In Bhonpur village population of children with age 0-6 is 235 which makes up 9.75% of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Bhonpur village is 1017 which is higher than West Bengal state average of 950. Child Sex Ratio for the Bhonpur as per census is 1217, higher than West Bengal average of 956.
Bhonpur village has lower literacy rate compared to West Bengal. In 2011, literacy rate of Bhonpur village was 67.77% compared to 76.26% of West Bengal. In Bhonpur Male literacy stands at 78.15% while female literacy rate was 57.37%.
In Bhonpur village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 51.00% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 21.12% of total population in Bhonpur village.
In Bhonpur village out of total population, 1147 were engaged in work activities. 36.79% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 63.21% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1147 workers engaged in Main Work, 80 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 199 were Agricultural labourer.
Boinchi is the nearest railway station of Bhonpur. Boinchi-Kalna road (STATE HIGHWAY NO 11) passed through edge of this village.
Durga Puja, Lakshmi Puja, Sarswati Puja is the main festivals here. Moreover, a local festival named Padmabati Jhanpan also occurs.
Most of the villagers are cultivators. There is a rice mill in the village. Its name is Malati Rice Mill. It is established in 2013.