# Bahira Village, Uluberia - I, Haora (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Uluberia - I, Haora 

# Bahira

Bahira is a village in Uluberia - I sub-district of Haora district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **7,845 people in 1,664 households**, the 2nd largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.2%.

- 7,845people (2011)
- 1,664households
- 77.4%literacy
- 968females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bahira

Of every 100 households in Bahira in 2011, 55 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bahira · ■ Uluberia - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****47%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****47%**

**46%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**83%

Use banking services ****31%**

**31%

Television ****26%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**29%

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 Bahira?

■ Bahira · ■ Uluberia - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.4%**

**78.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1022**

**957

Working population ****39.4%**

**36.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.3% for men and 72.3% for women. 59% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 283 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 431 (14%) · **■** Household industry 546 (18%) · **■** Other work 1,035 (34%) · **■** Marginal 793 (26%)

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 Uluberia - I

- Kalinagar11,358 people
- Tapna6,182 people
- Mahisali5,201 people
- Rangmahal4,986 people
- Maubesia4,801 people

[All 66 villages in Uluberia - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/haora/uluberia-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bahira?7,845 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bahira in?Haora district (Uluberia - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bahira?77.4% (Census 2011)