# Bijaynagar Village, Jamuria, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Jamuria, Barddhaman 

# Bijaynagar

Bijaynagar is a village in Jamuria sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,158 people in 250 households**, the 28th largest of 38 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.8%.

- 1,158people (2011)
- 250households
- 76.7%literacy
- 862females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bijaynagar

Of every 100 households in Bijaynagar in 2011, 73 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bijaynagar · ■ Jamuria rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**43%

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

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****6%**

**13%

Use banking services ****80%**

**46%

Television ****53%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**18%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**90%

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 Bijaynagar?

■ Bijaynagar · ■ Jamuria rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.7%**

**67.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****862**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****694**

**925

Working population ****32.5%**

**34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.5% for men and 66.7% for women. 56% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 14 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 84 (22%) · **■** Marginal 276 (73%)

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 Jamuria

- Darbardanga1,316 people
- Dahuka1,273 people
- Madhudanga1,209 people
- Desher Mohan1,195 people
- Andharia1,145 people
- Dhasna1,061 people
- Kumardiha905 people
- Lalbazar837 people

[All 43 villages in Jamuria](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/jamuria/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bijaynagar?1,158 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bijaynagar in?Barddhaman district (Jamuria sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bijaynagar?76.7% (Census 2011)