# Bahara, Kalna - II, Barddhaman – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kalna - II, Barddhaman 

# Bahara

Bahara is a village in [Kalna - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/kalna-ii/) sub-district of [Barddhaman](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **655 people in 152 households**, the 83rd largest of 112 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%.

- 655people (2011)
- 152households
- 79.3%literacy
- 985females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bahara

Of every 100 households in Bahara in 2011, 27 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bahara · ■ Kalna - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**46%

Tap water ****0%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**13%

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

**6%

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

**85%

Use banking services ****89%**

**62%

Television ****19%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**11%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**16%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Bahara?

■ Bahara · ■ Kalna - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.3%**

**76.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1400**

**963

Working population ****51.3%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.1% for men and 65.9% for women. 65% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 49 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 225 (67%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 24 (7%) · **■** Marginal 37 (11%)

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 - II

- Kulepara778 people
- Jhero Jamirtala755 people
- Amdabad696 people
- Dampara673 people
- Dakshin Krishnapur652 people
- Potanai629 people
- Paharpur598 people
- Hijli575 people

[All 112 villages in Kalna - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/kalna-ii/villages/)

## Other places named Bahara

- Bahara · Village, Raghunathganj - II, Murshidabad · 12,862 people
- Bahara · Village, Memari - I, Barddhaman · 3,630 people
- Bahara · Village, Kandi, Murshidabad · 2,775 people
- Bahara · Village, Purbasthali - II, Barddhaman · 2,619 people
- Bahara · Village, Para, Puruliya · 2,241 people
- Bahara · Village, Chhatna, Bankura · 1,818 people

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bahara?655 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bahara in?Barddhaman district (Kalna - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bahara?79.3% (Census 2011)