# Bhatra Village, Murarai - I, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Murarai - I, Birbhum 

# Bhatra

Bhatra is a village in Murarai - I sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,535 people in 318 households**, the 39th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.

- 1,535people (2011)
- 318households
- 47.8%literacy
- 1,001females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhatra

Of every 100 households in Bhatra in 2011, 22 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bhatra · ■ Murarai - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**84%

Tap water ****67%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**86%

Use banking services ****24%**

**20%

Television ****7%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**46%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Bhatra?

■ Bhatra · ■ Murarai - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.8%**

**55.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1001**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1107**

**983

Working population ****45.1%**

**34.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.8% for men and 44.8% for women. 55% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 76 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 173 (25%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 168 (24%) · **■** Marginal 272 (39%)

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 Murarai - I

- Dulandi1,722 people
- Tapna1,678 people
- Kanaipur1,620 people
- Abdullapur1,616 people
- Harinduba1,469 people
- Malaypur1,319 people
- Badebalia1,183 people
- Harirampur1,162 people

[All 80 villages in Murarai - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/murarai-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhatra?1,535 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhatra in?Birbhum district (Murarai - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhatra?47.8% (Census 2011)