# Bahar Village, Harischandrapur - I, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Harischandrapur - I, Maldah 

# Bahar

Bahar is a village in Harischandrapur - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,992 people in 462 households**, the 39th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 25.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.5%.

- 1,992people (2011)
- 462households
- 25.0%literacy
- 908females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bahar

Of every 100 households in Bahar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bahar · ■ Harischandrapur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**77%

Tap water ****85%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**41%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****13%**

**24%

Television ****1%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****46%**

**35%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Bahar?

■ Bahar · ■ Harischandrapur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****25.0%**

**52.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****906**

**954

Working population ****41.3%**

**35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 27.8% for men and 21.9% for women. 58% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 103 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 295 (36%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 26 (3%) · **■** Marginal 390 (47%)

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 Harischandrapur - I

- Kotal2,077 people
- Narayanpur2,039 people
- Daula2,029 people
- Angarmani1,999 people
- Bijhat1,926 people
- Paschim Rarial1,887 people
- Simulia1,885 people
- Mabarakpur1,883 people

[All 105 villages in Harischandrapur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/harischandrapur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bahar?1,992 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bahar in?Maldah district (Harischandrapur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bahar?25.0% (Census 2011)