# Bhagra Village, Manteswar, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Manteswar, Barddhaman 

# Bhagra

Bhagra is a village in Manteswar sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,086 people in 969 households**, the 8th largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 4,086people (2011)
- 969households
- 75.2%literacy
- 930females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhagra

Of every 100 households in Bhagra in 2011, 35 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bhagra · ■ Manteswar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****32%**

**52%

Tap water ****54%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**26%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**88%

Use banking services ****14%**

**68%

Television ****13%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****52%**

**32%

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 Bhagra?

■ Bhagra · ■ Manteswar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.2%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****973**

**968

Working population ****36.3%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.7% for men and 71.5% for women. 56% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 270 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 594 (40%) · **■** Household industry 182 (12%) · **■** Other work 356 (24%) · **■** Marginal 80 (5%)

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

- Kulut7,104 people
- Putsuri6,806 people
- Baghasan4,974 people
- Bamunpara4,314 people
- Denur4,082 people
- Shushuna3,722 people
- Piplan3,708 people
- Ibrambad3,666 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhagra?4,086 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhagra in?Barddhaman district (Manteswar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhagra?75.2% (Census 2011)