# Paschim Bijnagar Village, Katwa - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Katwa - I, Barddhaman 

# Paschim Bijnagar

Paschim Bijnagar is a village in Katwa - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **612 people in 134 households**, the 56th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.9%.

- 612people (2011)
- 134households
- 83.6%literacy
- 962females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paschim Bijnagar

Of every 100 households in Paschim Bijnagar in 2011, 60 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Paschim Bijnagar · ■ Katwa - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**43%

Toilet within the home ****66%**

**45%

No toilet (open defecation) ****34%**

**54%

Tap water ****65%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**27%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**88%

Use banking services ****73%**

**60%

Television ****28%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****20%**

**33%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Paschim Bijnagar?

■ Paschim Bijnagar · ■ Katwa - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.6%**

**69.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1207**

**966

Working population ****30.6%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.2% for men and 75.5% for women. 58% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 92 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (13%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 68 (36%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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

- Nahata825 people
- Bikihat722 people
- Chaudhak703 people
- Baghtikari642 people
- Radhakrishnapur600 people
- Parulia573 people
- Kalyanbati448 people
- Srirampur396 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paschim Bijnagar?612 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paschim Bijnagar in?Barddhaman district (Katwa - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paschim Bijnagar?83.6% (Census 2011)