# Bijur Village, Memari - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Memari - II, Barddhaman 

# Bijur

Bijur is a village in Memari - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,430 people in 1,220 households**, the 6th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 5,430people (2011)
- 1,220households
- 70.9%literacy
- 967females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bijur

Of every 100 households in Bijur in 2011, 64 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bijur · ■ Memari - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**65%

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

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**45%

Tap water ****2%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**83%

Use banking services ****64%**

**67%

Television ****30%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**11%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****22%**

**20%

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 Bijur?

■ Bijur · ■ Memari - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.9%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****866**

**963

Working population ****45.2%**

**42.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.5% for men and 63.2% for women. 62% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 338 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 792 (32%) · **■** Household industry 28 (1%) · **■** Other work 319 (13%) · **■** Marginal 977 (40%)

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 Memari - II

- Bohar9,057 people
- Satgachhia8,733 people
- Barapalashan6,912 people
- Begunia5,962 people
- Kuchut4,598 people
- Jabui4,066 people
- Shridharpur3,872 people
- Bishnupur3,863 people

[All 89 villages in Memari - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/memari-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bijur?5,430 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bijur in?Barddhaman district (Memari - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bijur?70.9% (Census 2011)