# Bagichapur Village, Harirampur, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Harirampur, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Bagichapur

Bagichapur is a village in Harirampur sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,712 people in 412 households**, the 21st largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 1,712people (2011)
- 412households
- 68.8%literacy
- 966females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bagichapur

Of every 100 households in Bagichapur in 2011, 62 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bagichapur · ■ Harirampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****41%**

**24%

Television ****21%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**32%

Own their home ****70%**

**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 Bagichapur?

■ Bagichapur · ■ Harirampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.8%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1018**

**973

Working population ****30.7%**

**40.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.9% for men and 62.4% for women. 49% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 128 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 212 (40%) · **■** Household industry 10 (2%) · **■** Other work 49 (9%) · **■** Marginal 127 (24%)

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 Harirampur

- Pundari1,863 people
- Balihara1,862 people
- Cheuti Mahespur1,828 people
- Baragram1,808 people
- Kesrail1,620 people
- Jathigram1,577 people
- Chakla1,549 people
- Jaganail1,511 people

[All 151 villages in Harirampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/harirampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bagichapur?1,712 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bagichapur in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Harirampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bagichapur?68.8% (Census 2011)