# Bikihat Village, Katwa - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Katwa - I, Barddhaman 

# Bikihat

Bikihat is a village in Katwa - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **722 people in 163 households**, the 53rd largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.9%.

- 722people (2011)
- 163households
- 63.3%literacy
- 910females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bikihat

Of every 100 households in Bikihat in 2011, 37 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Bikihat · ■ Katwa - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**43%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**45%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**54%

Tap water ****4%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**88%

Use banking services ****22%**

**60%

Television ****27%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****18%**

**33%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Bikihat?

■ Bikihat · ■ Katwa - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.3%**

**69.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****897**

**966

Working population ****40.3%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.2% for men and 55.7% for women. 63% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 15 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 51 (18%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 168 (58%) · **■** Marginal 54 (19%)

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 Katwa - I

- Sahapur965 people
- Narsana831 people
- Nasipur827 people
- Nahata825 people
- Chaudhak703 people
- Baghtikari642 people
- Paschim Bijnagar612 people
- Radhakrishnapur600 people

[All 66 villages in Katwa - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/katwa-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bikihat?722 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bikihat in?Barddhaman district (Katwa - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bikihat?63.3% (Census 2011)