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

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Village · Kalna - I, Barddhaman 

# Bijra

Bijra is a village in Kalna - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,953 people in 463 households**, the 29th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 1,953people (2011)
- 463households
- 87.5%literacy
- 939females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bijra

Of every 100 households in Bijra in 2011, 62 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bijra · ■ Kalna - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****69%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****31%**

**47%

Tap water ****3%**

**18%

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

**13%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**88%

Use banking services ****87%**

**58%

Television ****29%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Bijra?

■ Bijra · ■ Kalna - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.5%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****853**

**979

Working population ****32.2%**

**41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.4% for men and 84.4% for women. 60% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 159 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 329 (52%) · **■** Other work 111 (18%) · **■** Marginal 29 (5%)

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

- Naopara2,110 people
- Rasulpur2,043 people
- Kalna2,038 people
- Shikarpur1,997 people
- Basatpur1,903 people
- Moktarpur1,895 people
- Bhatra1,846 people
- Chaugharia1,836 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bijra?1,953 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bijra in?Barddhaman district (Kalna - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bijra?87.5% (Census 2011)