# Baharpur Village, Burdwan - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Burdwan - I, Barddhaman 

# Baharpur

Baharpur is a village in Burdwan - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,160 people in 499 households**, the 33rd largest of 75 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.8%.

- 2,160people (2011)
- 499households
- 76.0%literacy
- 949females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Baharpur

Of every 100 households in Baharpur in 2011, 49 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Baharpur · ■ Burdwan - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**48%

Tap water ****2%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**74%

Use banking services ****45%**

**50%

Television ****44%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****7%**

**25%

Own their home ****97%**

**93%

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 Baharpur?

■ Baharpur · ■ Burdwan - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.0%**

**74.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1018**

**981

Working population ****54.6%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.1% for men and 67.4% for women. 67% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 180 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 420 (36%) · **■** Household industry 16 (1%) · **■** Other work 149 (13%) · **■** Marginal 414 (35%)

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 Burdwan - I

- Pure Balisa2,400 people
- Tubgram2,330 people
- Alampur2,278 people
- Kamnara2,196 people
- Palitpur2,089 people
- Mahinagar2,034 people
- Parui1,998 people
- Ramchandrapur1,915 people

[All 76 villages in Burdwan - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/burdwan-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Baharpur?2,160 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baharpur in?Barddhaman district (Burdwan - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Baharpur?76.0% (Census 2011)