# Bagjana Village, Chanchal - I, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Chanchal - I, Maldah 

# Bagjana

Bagjana is a village in Chanchal - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,008 people in 730 households**, the 21st largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%.

- 3,008people (2011)
- 730households
- 63.1%literacy
- 969females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bagjana

Of every 100 households in Bagjana in 2011, 37 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bagjana · ■ Chanchal - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**72%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**27%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**91%

Use banking services ****34%**

**42%

Television ****16%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**34%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Bagjana?

■ Bagjana · ■ Chanchal - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.1%**

**64.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****843**

**944

Working population ****35.2%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.7% for men and 58.6% for women. 57% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 139 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 446 (42%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 193 (18%) · **■** Marginal 272 (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 Chanchal - I

- Khanpur Hulaspur3,183 people
- Malcha3,073 people
- Mallik Para3,063 people
- Dhanjana3,013 people
- Asrail2,977 people
- Sitalpur2,967 people
- Mathurapur2,919 people
- Kendua2,894 people

[All 100 villages in Chanchal - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/chanchal-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bagjana?3,008 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bagjana in?Maldah district (Chanchal - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bagjana?63.1% (Census 2011)