# Bhatra, Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Bhatra

Bhatra is a village in [Balurghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/balurghat/) sub-district of [Dakshin Dinajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **1,055 people in 251 households**, the 67th largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 1,055people (2011)
- 251households
- 75.2%literacy
- 961females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhatra

Of every 100 households in Bhatra in 2011, 45 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bhatra · ■ Balurghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****45%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****49%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****49%**

**65%

Tap water ****54%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****60%**

**41%

Television ****27%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****21%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Bhatra?

■ Bhatra · ■ Balurghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.2%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1268**

**965

Working population ****45.8%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.5% for men and 70.6% for women. 60% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 128 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 258 (53%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 38 (8%) · **■** Marginal 51 (11%)

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

- Dangbiral1,085 people
- Jantigram1,076 people
- Idrakpur1,067 people
- Jagannathbati1,063 people
- Harigaon1,050 people
- Dumair1,039 people
- Salgoan1,039 people
- Majhigram1,031 people

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

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## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhatra?1,055 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhatra in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Balurghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhatra?75.2% (Census 2011)