# Bhastara Village, Dhaniakhali, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Dhaniakhali, Hugli 

# Bhastara

Bhastara is a village in Dhaniakhali sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,084 people in 1,217 households**, the 6th largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.7%.

- 5,084people (2011)
- 1,217households
- 76.5%literacy
- 961females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhastara

Of every 100 households in Bhastara in 2011, 48 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Bhastara · ■ Dhaniakhali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****49%**

**50%

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

**48%

Tap water ****20%**

**19%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%**

**84%

Use banking services ****40%**

**58%

Television ****38%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**18%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Bhastara?

■ Bhastara · ■ Dhaniakhali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.5%**

**75.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****764**

**962

Working population ****41.2%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.7% for men and 70.3% for women. 59% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 294 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 481 (23%) · **■** Household industry 20 (1%) · **■** Other work 589 (28%) · **■** Marginal 709 (34%)

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 Dhaniakhali

- Gurap7,856 people
- Mandara7,610 people
- Bhandarhati6,928 people
- Gopinagar5,424 people
- Cheragram4,328 people
- Shrirampur4,170 people
- Samaspur4,113 people
- Paschim Gopinathpur3,825 people

[All 214 villages in Dhaniakhali](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/dhaniakhali/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhastara?5,084 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhastara in?Hugli district (Dhaniakhali sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhastara?76.5% (Census 2011)