# Bhikahar, Tapan, Dakshin Dinajpur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Tapan, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Bhikahar

Bhikahar is a village in [Tapan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/tapan/) 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 **3,070 people in 724 households**, the 12th largest of 271 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.6%.

- 3,070people (2011)
- 724households
- 73.6%literacy
- 967females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhikahar

Of every 100 households in Bhikahar in 2011, 36 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Bhikahar · ■ Tapan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**75%

Tap water ****1%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**94%

Use banking services ****40%**

**26%

Television ****26%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**33%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Bhikahar?

■ Bhikahar · ■ Tapan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.6%**

**68.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****957**

**954

Working population ****48.0%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.3% for men and 66.6% for women. 61% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 203 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 450 (31%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 227 (15%) · **■** Marginal 583 (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 Tapan

- Kardaha3,577 people
- Shukdebpur3,560 people
- Basuria3,344 people
- Hazaratpur3,225 people
- Tapan2,796 people
- Mamudpur2,658 people
- Kadma2,525 people
- Nababnagar2,471 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhikahar?3,070 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhikahar in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Tapan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhikahar?73.6% (Census 2011)