Village · Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur
# Badjasahar

Badjasahar is a village in Balurghat sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 145 people in 29 households, the 271st largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.
- 145 people (2011)
- 29 households
- 59.5% literacy
- 986 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Badjasahar

Of every 100 households in Badjasahar in 2011, 46 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Badjasahar · ■ Balurghat rural average
- Electricity for lighting 46% 38%
- Toilet within the home 29% 33%
- No toilet (open defecation) 71% 65%
- Tap water 0% 8%
- Drinking water within premises 82% 47%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 90%
- Use banking services 36% 41%
- Television 7% 26%
- Mobile phone 18% 37%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 2%
- None of these assets 11% 26%
- Own their home 100% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Badjasahar?

■ Badjasahar · ■ Balurghat rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 59.5% 73.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 986 937
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 2500 965
- Working population 72.4% 46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.6% for men and 48.4% for women. 79% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Marginal 104 (99%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Balurghat
- Baodhara 155 people
- Mathurapur 151 people
- Gopisahar 150 people
- Kholapara 146 people
- Chak Daulat 136 people
- Mohanpur 133 people
- Masakpur 129 people
- Badmulukkismat 125 people

All 307 villages in Balurghat

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Badjasahar? 145 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Badjasahar in? Dakshin Dinajpur district (Balurghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Badjasahar? 59.5% (Census 2011)

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