# Bhojpur Village, Manteswar, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Manteswar, Barddhaman 

# Bhojpur

Bhojpur is a village in Manteswar sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,914 people in 686 households**, the 23rd largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 2,914people (2011)
- 686households
- 65.8%literacy
- 932females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhojpur

Of every 100 households in Bhojpur in 2011, 23 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhojpur · ■ Manteswar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**52%

Tap water ****1%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**26%

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

**4%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****23%**

**68%

Television ****11%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****54%**

**32%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Bhojpur?

■ Bhojpur · ■ Manteswar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.8%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**968

Working population ****34.7%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.7% for men and 61.5% for women. 62% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 258 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 380 (38%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 211 (21%) · **■** Marginal 150 (15%)

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

- Sutra3,291 people
- Majhergram3,187 people
- Mamudpur3,129 people
- Ujna2,946 people
- Paschim Mamudpur2,621 people
- Shushuni2,590 people
- Kuljora2,573 people
- Golatun2,508 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhojpur?2,914 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhojpur in?Barddhaman district (Manteswar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhojpur?65.8% (Census 2011)