# Bikair, Gangarampur, Dakshin Dinajpur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Gangarampur, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Bikair

Bikair is a village in [Gangarampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/gangarampur/) 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 **1,921 people in 437 households**, the 31st largest of 198 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.3%.

- 1,921people (2011)
- 437households
- 75.0%literacy
- 964females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bikair

Of every 100 households in Bikair in 2011, 55 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bikair · ■ Gangarampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**70%

Tap water ****2%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**32%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****29%**

**27%

Television ****28%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**37%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Bikair?

■ Bikair · ■ Gangarampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.0%**

**71.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1248**

**936

Working population ****30.6%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.4% for men and 68.1% for women. 55% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 262 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 126 (21%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 105 (18%) · **■** Marginal 91 (15%)

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 Gangarampur

- Belasthali2,100 people
- Durgapur2,100 people
- Ramchandrapur2,082 people
- Radhanagar2,044 people
- Gachiar1,908 people
- Mastafapur1,883 people
- Jadab Bati1,868 people
- Phulbari1,864 people

[All 202 villages in Gangarampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/gangarampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bikair?1,921 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bikair in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Gangarampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bikair?75.0% (Census 2011)