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

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Village · Bolpur Sriniketan, Birbhum 

# Bejra

Bejra is a village in Bolpur Sriniketan sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,497 people in 607 households**, the 20th largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 2,497people (2011)
- 607households
- 71.1%literacy
- 942females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bejra

Of every 100 households in Bejra in 2011, 46 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bejra · ■ Bolpur Sriniketan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**18%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**82%

Use banking services ****69%**

**61%

Television ****10%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**24%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Bejra?

■ Bejra · ■ Bolpur Sriniketan rural average

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

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****935**

**972

Working population ****39.3%**

**42.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.0% for men and 62.7% for women. 58% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 80 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 528 (54%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 39 (4%) · **■** Marginal 330 (34%)

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

- Bolpur2,623 people
- Kasba2,611 people
- Jajnanagar2,542 people
- Ballabhpur2,525 people
- Taltor2,380 people
- Kendangal2,344 people
- Raipur2,320 people
- Jashra2,236 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bejra?2,497 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bejra in?Birbhum district (Bolpur Sriniketan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bejra?71.1% (Census 2011)