# Bhour Village, Kumarganj, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Kumarganj, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Bhour

Bhour is a village in Kumarganj sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,456 people in 605 households**, the 9th largest of 208 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 2,456people (2011)
- 605households
- 79.0%literacy
- 886females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhour

Of every 100 households in Bhour in 2011, 35 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhour · ■ Kumarganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**70%

Tap water ****2%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**33%

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

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****68%**

**25%

Television ****17%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****47%**

**33%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Bhour?

■ Bhour · ■ Kumarganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.0%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****886**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****697**

**951

Working population ****44.7%**

**43.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.4% for men and 73.2% for women. 58% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 356 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 374 (34%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 115 (10%) · **■** Marginal 246 (22%)

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

- Elendari3,045 people
- Jakhirpur3,004 people
- Mamudpur2,912 people
- Katla2,474 people
- Tara2,332 people
- Balupara2,318 people
- Chak-Barham2,282 people
- Beltara2,151 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhour?2,456 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhour in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Kumarganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhour?79.0% (Census 2011)