# Bakharpur Village, Tapan, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Tapan, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Bakharpur

Bakharpur is a village in Tapan sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **782 people in 172 households**, the 111th largest of 271 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.6%.

- 782people (2011)
- 172households
- 59.6%literacy
- 862females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bakharpur

Of every 100 households in Bakharpur in 2011, 41 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bakharpur · ■ Tapan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****41%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**75%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**11%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****14%**

**26%

Television ****22%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

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

**1%

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

**33%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Bakharpur?

■ Bakharpur · ■ Tapan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.6%**

**68.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****862**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****622**

**954

Working population ****31.3%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.6% for men and 50.4% for women. 47% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 160 (65%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (7%) · **■** Household industry 7 (3%) · **■** Other work 16 (7%) · **■** Marginal 45 (18%)

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 Tapan

- Bhabanipur799 people
- Hasaipur795 people
- Jidhra795 people
- Srirampur784 people
- Banial779 people
- Budhatch778 people
- Erenda777 people
- Dinagar771 people

[All 279 villages in Tapan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/tapan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bakharpur?782 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bakharpur in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Tapan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bakharpur?59.6% (Census 2011)