# Bigra Village, Bhatar, Barddhaman (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Bhatar, Barddhaman 

# Bigra

Bigra is a village in Bhatar sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,863 people in 434 households**, the 56th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.5%.

- 1,863people (2011)
- 434households
- 70.0%literacy
- 997females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bigra

Of every 100 households in Bigra in 2011, 68 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Bigra · ■ Bhatar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**58%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**29%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**87%

Use banking services ****99%**

**57%

Television ****34%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**24%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Bigra?

■ Bigra · ■ Bhatar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.0%**

**71.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****876**

**953

Working population ****44.6%**

**42.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.7% for men and 63.4% for women. 64% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 210 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 349 (42%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 132 (16%) · **■** Marginal 139 (17%)

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 Bhatar

- Nabasta1,901 people
- Sonchalida1,896 people
- Pashala1,891 people
- Basuda1,879 people
- Silakot1,837 people
- Ambana1,782 people
- Salkuni1,740 people
- Bijipur1,593 people

[All 107 villages in Bhatar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/bhatar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bigra?1,863 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bigra in?Barddhaman district (Bhatar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bigra?70.0% (Census 2011)