# Bahirghanya Village, Galsi - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Galsi - II, Barddhaman 

# Bahirghanya

Bahirghanya is a village in Galsi - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,116 people in 1,340 households**, the 5th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 5,116people (2011)
- 1,340households
- 75.1%literacy
- 953females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bahirghanya

Of every 100 households in Bahirghanya in 2011, 21 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bahirghanya · ■ Galsi - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**66%

Tap water ****16%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**81%

Use banking services ****55%**

**66%

Television ****11%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****47%**

**31%

Own their home ****98%**

**94%

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 Bahirghanya?

■ Bahirghanya · ■ Galsi - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.1%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**953

Working population ****39.6%**

**44.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.9% for men and 68.1% for women. 60% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 366 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 486 (24%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 205 (10%) · **■** Marginal 968 (48%)

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 Galsi - II

- Galsi10,700 people
- Sanko9,580 people
- Satinandi6,564 people
- Khano5,400 people
- Gohagram4,058 people
- Adra3,774 people
- Ura3,734 people
- Jaykrishnapur3,411 people

[All 73 villages in Galsi - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/galsi-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bahirghanya?5,116 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bahirghanya in?Barddhaman district (Galsi - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bahirghanya?75.1% (Census 2011)