# Bhatshar Village, Varanasi, Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Varanasi, Varanasi 

# Bhatshar

Bhatshar is a village in Varanasi sub-district of Varanasi district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **6,059 people in 891 households**, the 21st largest of 835 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%.

- 6,059people (2011)
- 891households
- 68.6%literacy
- 911females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhatshar

Of every 100 households in Bhatshar in 2011, 21 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bhatshar · ■ Varanasi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**68%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**85%

Use banking services ****70%**

**75%

Television ****34%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**21%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****6%**

**7%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Bhatshar?

■ Bhatshar · ■ Varanasi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.6%**

**73.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911**

**915

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****902**

**883

Working population ****36.3%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.2% for men and 55.8% for women. 46% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 431 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 309 (14%) · **■** Household industry 32 (1%) · **■** Other work 858 (39%) · **■** Marginal 569 (26%)

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 Varanasi

- Jalhupur7,052 people
- Sahansapur6,674 people
- Tewar6,452 people
- Bhullanpur6,419 people
- Pure5,939 people
- Munari5,924 people
- Kaithi5,903 people
- Mahamudpur5,794 people

[All 864 villages in Varanasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/varanasi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhatshar?6,059 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhatshar in?Varanasi district (Varanasi sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhatshar?68.6% (Census 2011)