# Bahina Village, Mayureswar - I, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Mayureswar - I, Birbhum 

# Bahina

Bahina is a village in Mayureswar - I sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,390 people in 557 households**, the 21st largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 2,390people (2011)
- 557households
- 76.7%literacy
- 1,002females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bahina

Of every 100 households in Bahina in 2011, 64 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bahina · ■ Mayureswar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****51%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**81%

Tap water ****1%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****58%**

**92%

Use banking services ****96%**

**55%

Television ****45%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**0%

None of these assets ****30%**

**32%

Own their home ****88%**

**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 Bahina?

■ Bahina · ■ Mayureswar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.7%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1002**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1033**

**975

Working population ****37.1%**

**40.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.5% for men and 70.8% for women. 59% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 54 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 146 (16%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 558 (63%) · **■** Marginal 123 (14%)

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 Mayureswar - I

- Dakshin Gram2,589 people
- Ghoshgram2,540 people
- Gazipur2,479 people
- Taloan2,409 people
- Kanachi2,108 people
- Dwaruri2,069 people
- Kharasinpur2,042 people
- Shibgram2,035 people

[All 113 villages in Mayureswar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/mayureswar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bahina?2,390 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bahina in?Birbhum district (Mayureswar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bahina?76.7% (Census 2011)