Village · Hirbandh, Bankura
# Bhogra

Bhogra is a village in Hirbandh sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 828 people in 179 households, the 38th largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.2%.
- 828 people (2011)
- 179 households
- 64.8% literacy
- 995 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhogra

Of every 100 households in Bhogra in 2011, 56 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bhogra · ■ Hirbandh rural average
- Electricity for lighting 56% 32%
- Toilet within the home 5% 6%
- No toilet (open defecation) 95% 94%
- Tap water 1% 1%
- Drinking water within premises 8% 6%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 94% 90%
- Use banking services 60% 50%
- Television 20% 13%
- Mobile phone 47% 28%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 10% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 13% 31%
- Own their home 100% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Bhogra?

■ Bhogra · ■ Hirbandh rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 64.8% 64.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 995 953
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1054 969
- Working population 33.3% 44.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.8% for men and 51.6% for women. 53% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 87 (32%) · ■ Farm labourers 122 (44%) · ■ Household industry 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 53 (19%) · ■ Marginal 11 (4%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Hirbandh
- Pathardihi 909 people
- Sitarampur 899 people
- Bhuakana 870 people
- Simlabandh 864 people
- Deuli 816 people
- Dhajamanipur 815 people
- Khandarani 787 people
- Masanjhar 752 people

All 121 villages in Hirbandh

## Other places named Bhogra
- Bhogra · Village, Kutra, Sundargarh · 1,315 people

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Bhogra? 828 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhogra in? Bankura district (Hirbandh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhogra? 64.8% (Census 2011)

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