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

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Village · Memari - II, Barddhaman 

# Bitra

Bitra is a village in Memari - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,244 people in 532 households**, the 17th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 2,244people (2011)
- 532households
- 78.1%literacy
- 986females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bitra

Of every 100 households in Bitra in 2011, 63 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Bitra · ■ Memari - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****53%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****46%**

**45%

Tap water ****9%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**83%

Use banking services ****43%**

**67%

Television ****39%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****24%**

**20%

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 Bitra?

■ Bitra · ■ Memari - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.1%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1225**

**963

Working population ****45.2%**

**42.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.1% for men and 69.9% for women. 63% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 65 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 319 (31%) · **■** Household industry 15 (1%) · **■** Other work 226 (22%) · **■** Marginal 390 (38%)

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

- Barwa3,388 people
- Mashagaria2,504 people
- Bamunia2,369 people
- Jakra2,262 people
- Barari2,241 people
- Mahishanga2,101 people
- Kaleswar2,071 people
- Parhati1,950 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bitra?2,244 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bitra in?Barddhaman district (Memari - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bitra?78.1% (Census 2011)