# Bahiri Village, Bolpur Sriniketan, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Bolpur Sriniketan, Birbhum 

# Bahiri

Bahiri is a village in Bolpur Sriniketan sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,222 people in 1,303 households**, the 2nd largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 5,222people (2011)
- 1,303households
- 63.5%literacy
- 959females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bahiri

Of every 100 households in Bahiri in 2011, 52 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bahiri · ■ Bolpur Sriniketan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**73%

Tap water ****70%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**82%

Use banking services ****51%**

**61%

Television ****29%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**24%

Own their home ****95%**

**95%

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 Bahiri?

■ Bahiri · ■ Bolpur Sriniketan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.5%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**972

Working population ****43.9%**

**42.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.7% for men and 56.2% for women. 61% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 213 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 821 (36%) · **■** Household industry 24 (1%) · **■** Other work 686 (30%) · **■** Marginal 549 (24%)

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 Bolpur Sriniketan

- Singi5,723 people
- Sansat4,551 people
- Mehidipur4,080 people
- Gayeshpur3,825 people
- Ruppur3,803 people

[All 169 villages in Bolpur Sriniketan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/bolpur-sriniketan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bahiri?5,222 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bahiri in?Birbhum district (Bolpur Sriniketan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bahiri?63.5% (Census 2011)