# Bighva Village, Bansihari, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Bansihari, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Bighva

Bighva is a village in Bansihari sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **527 people in 112 households**, the 92nd largest of 160 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.

- 527people (2011)
- 112households
- 62.2%literacy
- 1,043females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bighva

Of every 100 households in Bighva in 2011, 35 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bighva · ■ Bansihari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**58%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**27%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**89%

Use banking services ****38%**

**32%

Television ****17%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****27%**

**29%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Bighva?

■ Bighva · ■ Bansihari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.2%**

**68.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1043**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1310**

**972

Working population ****48.0%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.9% for men and 54.5% for women. 64% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 40 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (4%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 11 (4%) · **■** Marginal 192 (76%)

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 Bansihari

- Chenra559 people
- Haldi538 people
- Naopara534 people
- Puria531 people
- Uttar Lakshmipur524 people
- Uttar Daulatpur511 people
- Suripukur505 people
- Kelna501 people

[All 161 villages in Bansihari](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/bansihari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bighva?527 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bighva in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Bansihari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bighva?62.2% (Census 2011)