# Bagjan Village, Maynaguri, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Maynaguri, Jalpaiguri 

# Bagjan

Bagjan is a village in Maynaguri sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,449 people in 593 households**, the 57th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 2,449people (2011)
- 593households
- 79.1%literacy
- 975females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bagjan

Of every 100 households in Bagjan in 2011, 22 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bagjan · ■ Maynaguri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**67%

Tap water ****4%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**68%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****37%**

**92%

Use banking services ****15%**

**22%

Television ****14%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****35%**

**31%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Bagjan?

■ Bagjan · ■ Maynaguri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.1%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929**

**940

Working population ****38.8%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.8% for men and 70.2% for women. 55% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 91 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 146 (15%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 318 (34%) · **■** Marginal 390 (41%)

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 Maynaguri

- Dhaolaguri2,693 people
- Dakshin Baragila2,620 people
- Paharpur2,579 people
- Khaer Khal2,471 people
- Paitkakhocha2,382 people
- Balasan2,300 people
- Paschim Bara Gharia2,087 people
- Uttar Kalamati2,076 people

[All 85 villages in Maynaguri](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/maynaguri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bagjan?2,449 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bagjan in?Jalpaiguri district (Maynaguri sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bagjan?79.1% (Census 2011)