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

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Village · Memari - II, Barddhaman 

# Bohar

Bohar is a village in Memari - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **9,057 people in 2,238 households**, the 2nd largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 9,057people (2011)
- 2,238households
- 79.0%literacy
- 983females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bohar

Of every 100 households in Bohar in 2011, 87 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Bohar · ■ Memari - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****47%**

**45%

Tap water ****75%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**83%

Use banking services ****92%**

**67%

Television ****39%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**11%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****21%**

**20%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Bohar?

■ Bohar · ■ Memari - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.0%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1014**

**963

Working population ****42.1%**

**42.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.5% for men and 71.4% for women. 61% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 616 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,159 (57%) · **■** Household industry 153 (4%) · **■** Other work 711 (19%) · **■** Marginal 173 (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 Memari - II

- Mandalgram10,171 people
- Satgachhia8,733 people
- Barapalashan6,912 people
- Begunia5,962 people
- Bijur5,430 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bohar?9,057 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bohar in?Barddhaman district (Memari - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bohar?79.0% (Census 2011)