# Bherua Village, Kalna - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Kalna - I, Barddhaman 

# Bherua

Bherua is a village in Kalna - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **917 people in 211 households**, the 75th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 917people (2011)
- 211households
- 74.0%literacy
- 993females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bherua

Of every 100 households in Bherua in 2011, 15 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bherua · ■ Kalna - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**44%

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

**52%

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

**47%

Tap water ****2%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**13%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**88%

Use banking services ****81%**

**58%

Television ****10%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****30%**

**26%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

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 Bherua?

■ Bherua · ■ Kalna - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.0%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1148**

**979

Working population ****39.0%**

**41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.8% for men and 66.1% for women. 59% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 35 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 50 (14%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 26 (7%) · **■** Marginal 246 (69%)

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 Kalna - I

- Indrapur965 people
- Keshabpur943 people
- Jotshyam926 people
- Nischintapur919 people
- Rampur910 people
- Parashapur897 people
- Faringgachhi821 people
- Hosenabad816 people

[All 99 villages in Kalna - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/kalna-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bherua?917 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bherua in?Barddhaman district (Kalna - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bherua?74.0% (Census 2011)