# Bhedia Village, Ausgram - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Ausgram - II, Barddhaman 

# Bhedia

Bhedia is a village in Ausgram - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,882 people in 1,547 households**, the 2nd largest of 102 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%.

- 5,882people (2011)
- 1,547households
- 68.6%literacy
- 1,028females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhedia

Of every 100 households in Bhedia in 2011, 31 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bhedia · ■ Ausgram - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**43%

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

**29%

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

**70%

Tap water ****0%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%**

**82%

Use banking services ****86%**

**71%

Television ****24%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****44%**

**25%

Own their home ****96%**

**97%

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 Bhedia?

■ Bhedia · ■ Ausgram - II rural average

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

**68.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1028**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1164**

**989

Working population ****44.4%**

**45.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.3% for men and 61.1% for women. 63% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 196 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 277 (11%) · **■** Household industry 40 (2%) · **■** Other work 716 (27%) · **■** Marginal 1,385 (53%)

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 Ausgram - II

- Chhora6,145 people
- Kota Chandipur5,177 people
- Amrargar4,937 people
- Eral4,612 people
- Sar4,317 people

[All 106 villages in Ausgram - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/ausgram-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhedia?5,882 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhedia in?Barddhaman district (Ausgram - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhedia?68.6% (Census 2011)