# Bhatpara Village, Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Bhatpara

Bhatpara is a village in Balurghat sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **917 people in 235 households**, the 91st largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 917people (2011)
- 235households
- 67.6%literacy
- 849females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhatpara

Of every 100 households in Bhatpara in 2011, 35 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bhatpara · ■ Balurghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**65%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**47%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****7%**

**90%

Use banking services ****57%**

**41%

Television ****29%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****15%**

**26%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Bhatpara?

■ Bhatpara · ■ Balurghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.6%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****849**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****732**

**965

Working population ****40.6%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.6% for men and 60.6% for women. 59% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 48 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 42 (11%) · **■** Household industry 16 (4%) · **■** Other work 188 (51%) · **■** Marginal 78 (21%)

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 Balurghat

- Bara Kashipur926 people
- Kurmail926 people
- Parbatipur924 people
- Taher Chak921 people
- Paschim Thakurpur899 people
- Kalaibari891 people
- Mahadipur888 people
- Banhat885 people

[All 307 villages in Balurghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/balurghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhatpara?917 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhatpara in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Balurghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhatpara?67.6% (Census 2011)