# Behatair, Kumarganj, Dakshin Dinajpur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kumarganj, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Behatair

Behatair is a village in [Kumarganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/kumarganj/) 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 **593 people in 137 households**, the 109th largest of 208 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 593people (2011)
- 137households
- 84.9%literacy
- 770females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Behatair

Of every 100 households in Behatair in 2011, 49 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Behatair · ■ Kumarganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**70%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**33%

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

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****8%**

**25%

Television ****13%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**33%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Behatair?

■ Behatair · ■ Kumarganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.9%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****770**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****545**

**951

Working population ****52.6%**

**43.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.1% for men and 77.1% for women. 57% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 88 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 83 (27%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 15 (5%) · **■** Marginal 125 (40%)

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 Kumarganj

- Chak Jayanti623 people
- Bholanathpur617 people
- Dattamati611 people
- Disnagar609 people
- Kaitara588 people
- Latimirzapur582 people
- Porajhar577 people
- Rasulpur576 people

[All 218 villages in Kumarganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/kumarganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Behatair?593 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Behatair in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Kumarganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Behatair?84.9% (Census 2011)