# Bhogjan Village, Mekliganj, Koch Bihar (West Bengal)

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Village · Mekliganj, Koch Bihar 

# Bhogjan

Bhogjan is a village in Mekliganj sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **732 people in 167 households**, the 58th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%.

- 732people (2011)
- 167households
- 75.9%literacy
- 896females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhogjan

Of every 100 households in Bhogjan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bhogjan · ■ Mekliganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**14%

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

**25%

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

**74%

Tap water ****1%**

**9%

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

**69%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**93%

Use banking services ****14%**

**36%

Television ****1%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****58%**

**38%

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 Bhogjan?

■ Bhogjan · ■ Mekliganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.9%**

**69.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****629**

**930

Working population ****35.1%**

**41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.2% for men and 68.2% for women. 56% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 128 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 97 (38%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 21 (8%) · **■** Marginal 7 (3%)

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 Mekliganj

- Jamaldaha Balapukharia774 people
- Purbba Bhotbari767 people
- Mokarari Jamaldaha748 people
- Lotamari739 people
- Uttar Jamaldaha Balapukharia721 people
- Balapukhari Kharkharia716 people
- Uttar Pukurdabri711 people
- Uttar Boknabandha710 people

[All 186 villages in Mekliganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/mekliganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhogjan?732 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhogjan in?Koch Bihar district (Mekliganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhogjan?75.9% (Census 2011)