# Bigha Village, Manteswar, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Manteswar, Barddhaman 

# Bigha

Bigha is a village in Manteswar sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,169 people in 451 households**, the 36th largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 2,169people (2011)
- 451households
- 70.7%literacy
- 1,029females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bigha

Of every 100 households in Bigha in 2011, 68 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bigha · ■ Manteswar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**52%

Tap water ****1%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**26%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**88%

Use banking services ****52%**

**68%

Television ****31%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**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 Bigha?

■ Bigha · ■ Manteswar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.7%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1029**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1194**

**968

Working population ****30.7%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.5% for men and 64.1% for women. 60% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 179 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 292 (44%) · **■** Other work 81 (12%) · **■** Marginal 113 (17%)

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

- Sinhali2,388 people
- Debpur2,337 people
- Tulla2,232 people
- Karanda2,216 people
- Mirgahar2,058 people
- Harkadanga2,046 people
- Kalui1,949 people
- Chak Brahmapur1,930 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bigha?2,169 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bigha in?Barddhaman district (Manteswar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bigha?70.7% (Census 2011)