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

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Village · Harischandrapur - I, Maldah 

# Bairat

Bairat is a village in Harischandrapur - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,412 people in 1,029 households**, the 7th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.5%.

- 4,412people (2011)
- 1,029households
- 54.9%literacy
- 926females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bairat

Of every 100 households in Bairat in 2011, 19 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bairat · ■ Harischandrapur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**41%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**92%

Use banking services ****26%**

**24%

Television ****10%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**35%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Bairat?

■ Bairat · ■ Harischandrapur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.9%**

**52.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****783**

**954

Working population ****36.2%**

**35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.6% for men and 49.0% for women. 56% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 411 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 678 (42%) · **■** Household industry 15 (1%) · **■** Other work 193 (12%) · **■** Marginal 299 (19%)

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

- Uttar Rampur5,575 people
- Dakshin Mahendrapur5,571 people
- Dakshin Harishchandrapur5,365 people
- Kusidha4,560 people
- Gangnadia4,316 people
- Srichandrapur4,250 people
- Gochia4,211 people
- Kamarta4,118 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bairat?4,412 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bairat in?Maldah district (Harischandrapur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bairat?54.9% (Census 2011)