# Baghasan Village, Manteswar, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Manteswar, Barddhaman 

# Baghasan

Baghasan is a village in Manteswar sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,974 people in 1,166 households**, the 6th largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 4,974people (2011)
- 1,166households
- 71.8%literacy
- 962females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Baghasan

Of every 100 households in Baghasan in 2011, 55 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Baghasan · ■ Manteswar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****49%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****51%**

**52%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%**

**88%

Use banking services ****52%**

**68%

Television ****39%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**32%

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 Baghasan?

■ Baghasan · ■ Manteswar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.8%**

**73.1%

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

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1019**

**968

Working population ****39.8%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.9% for men and 67.5% for women. 65% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 198 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 565 (29%) · **■** Household industry 47 (2%) · **■** Other work 582 (29%) · **■** Marginal 586 (30%)

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 Manteswar

- Monteswar9,331 people
- Raigram7,185 people
- Kulut7,104 people
- Putsuri6,806 people
- Bamunpara4,314 people
- Bhagra4,086 people
- Denur4,082 people
- Shushuna3,722 people

[All 144 villages in Manteswar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/manteswar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Baghasan?4,974 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baghasan in?Barddhaman district (Manteswar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Baghasan?71.8% (Census 2011)