# Purbba Bhotbari Village, Mekliganj, Koch Bihar (West Bengal)

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Village · Mekliganj, Koch Bihar 

# Purbba Bhotbari

Purbba Bhotbari is a village in Mekliganj sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **767 people in 181 households**, the 55th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%.

- 767people (2011)
- 181households
- 56.1%literacy
- 835females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Purbba Bhotbari

Of every 100 households in Purbba Bhotbari in 2011, 0 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Purbba Bhotbari · ■ Mekliganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**74%

Tap water ****3%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****86%**

**69%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**93%

Use banking services ****75%**

**36%

Television ****5%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**38%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Purbba Bhotbari?

■ Purbba Bhotbari · ■ Mekliganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.1%**

**69.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****835**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**930

Working population ****37.5%**

**41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.8% for men and 42.9% for women. 56% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 227 (79%) · **■** Farm labourers 34 (12%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 24 (8%)

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

- Bara Dhulia Khalisa852 people
- Dwarikamari Ratanpur779 people
- Dakshin Kharija Gopalpur776 people
- Jamaldaha Balapukharia774 people
- Mokarari Jamaldaha748 people
- Lotamari739 people
- Bhogjan732 people
- Uttar Jamaldaha Balapukharia721 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Purbba Bhotbari?767 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purbba Bhotbari in?Koch Bihar district (Mekliganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Purbba Bhotbari?56.1% (Census 2011)