# Bichkhara Village, Khandaghosh, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Khandaghosh, Barddhaman 

# Bichkhara

Bichkhara is a village in Khandaghosh sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,015 people in 243 households**, the 67th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 1,015people (2011)
- 243households
- 68.2%literacy
- 926females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bichkhara

Of every 100 households in Bichkhara in 2011, 5 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bichkhara · ■ Khandaghosh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**56%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**36%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**81%

Use banking services ****96%**

**70%

Television ****24%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****21%**

**19%

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 Bichkhara?

■ Bichkhara · ■ Khandaghosh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.2%**

**77.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****942**

**960

Working population ****27.5%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.4% for men and 60.4% for women. 50% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 158 (57%) · **■** Farm labourers 48 (17%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 70 (25%)

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 Khandaghosh

- Palashdanga1,067 people
- Punshur1,056 people
- Krishnapur Kukra1,030 people
- Gayespur1,028 people
- Shunia954 people
- Enayetnagar953 people
- Taraposh953 people
- Gopalpur943 people

[All 111 villages in Khandaghosh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/khandaghosh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bichkhara?1,015 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bichkhara in?Barddhaman district (Khandaghosh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bichkhara?68.2% (Census 2011)