# Bagiara Village, Purbasthali - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Purbasthali - I, Barddhaman 

# Bagiara

Bagiara is a village in Purbasthali - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **967 people in 208 households**, the 57th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 967people (2011)
- 208households
- 71.1%literacy
- 892females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bagiara

Of every 100 households in Bagiara in 2011, 17 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bagiara · ■ Purbasthali - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**40%

Tap water ****0%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**81%

Use banking services ****46%**

**48%

Television ****10%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****65%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Bagiara?

■ Bagiara · ■ Purbasthali - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.1%**

**77.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****892**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****932**

**954

Working population ****35.1%**

**39.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.8% for men and 65.7% for women. 61% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 23 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 131 (39%) · **■** Household industry 42 (12%) · **■** Other work 45 (13%) · **■** Marginal 98 (29%)

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 Purbasthali - I

- Ghola1,058 people
- Mahesgaria1,048 people
- Rajibpur1,011 people
- Gokarna1,008 people
- Shyampur967 people
- Mahatapur958 people
- Lakshmipara940 people
- Bachpur936 people

[All 95 villages in Purbasthali - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/purbasthali-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bagiara?967 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bagiara in?Barddhaman district (Purbasthali - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bagiara?71.1% (Census 2011)