# Becharhat Village, Burdwan - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Burdwan - II, Barddhaman 

# Becharhat

Becharhat is a village in Burdwan - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,265 people in 532 households**, the 25th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.7%.

- 2,265people (2011)
- 532households
- 70.1%literacy
- 999females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Becharhat

Of every 100 households in Becharhat in 2011, 44 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Becharhat · ■ Burdwan - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**41%

Tap water ****4%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****58%**

**68%

Use banking services ****44%**

**63%

Television ****33%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****15%**

**21%

Own their home ****99%**

**92%

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 Becharhat?

■ Becharhat · ■ Burdwan - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.1%**

**73.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****999**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1129**

**980

Working population ****39.0%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.1% for men and 61.9% for women. 62% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 49 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 212 (24%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 537 (61%) · **■** Marginal 82 (9%)

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 - II

- Belna2,410 people
- Nabastha2,387 people
- Ausha2,347 people
- Begut2,326 people
- Saligram1,961 people
- Jotram1,956 people
- Harigram1,918 people
- Dakshin Gopalpur1,820 people

[All 88 villages in Burdwan - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/burdwan-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Becharhat?2,265 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Becharhat in?Barddhaman district (Burdwan - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Becharhat?70.1% (Census 2011)