# Bodhsah Village, Purbasthali - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Purbasthali - II, Barddhaman 

# Bodhsah

Bodhsah is a village in Purbasthali - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,566 people in 366 households**, the 51st largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%.

- 1,566people (2011)
- 366households
- 58.8%literacy
- 903females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bodhsah

Of every 100 households in Bodhsah in 2011, 14 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bodhsah · ■ Purbasthali - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**35%

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

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****51%**

**24%

Tap water ****51%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****59%**

**91%

Use banking services ****49%**

**44%

Television ****15%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**26%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Bodhsah?

■ Bodhsah · ■ Purbasthali - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.8%**

**70.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****962**

**970

Working population ****35.1%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.0% for men and 52.9% for women. 54% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 67 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 290 (53%) · **■** Household industry 19 (3%) · **■** Other work 58 (11%) · **■** Marginal 116 (21%)

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 - II

- Haldipara1,752 people
- Dubrajpur1,628 people
- Chandipur1,582 people
- Joykrishnapur1,581 people
- Palasberia1,551 people
- Pathangram1,486 people
- Sanghoshpara1,477 people
- Dafarpota1,472 people

[All 90 villages in Purbasthali - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/purbasthali-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bodhsah?1,566 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bodhsah in?Barddhaman district (Purbasthali - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bodhsah?58.8% (Census 2011)