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

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Village · Harischandrapur - I, Maldah 

# Bhaktipur

Bhaktipur is a village in Harischandrapur - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,339 people in 292 households**, the 58th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.5%.

- 1,339people (2011)
- 292households
- 54.2%literacy
- 981females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhaktipur

Of every 100 households in Bhaktipur in 2011, 9 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhaktipur · ■ Harischandrapur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**29%

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

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**77%

Tap water ****1%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****63%**

**41%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****55%**

**92%

Use banking services ****24%**

**24%

Television ****4%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****43%**

**35%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Bhaktipur?

■ Bhaktipur · ■ Harischandrapur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.2%**

**52.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1227**

**954

Working population ****31.9%**

**35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.9% for men and 48.2% for women. 59% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 55 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 132 (31%) · **■** Other work 105 (25%) · **■** Marginal 135 (32%)

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

- Khejurbari1,414 people
- Lakshmipur1,390 people
- Khokhra1,364 people
- Dangi Mahendrapur1,360 people
- Dakshin Ramnagar1,253 people
- Nabagram1,246 people
- Gohila1,214 people
- Purba Rarial1,084 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhaktipur?1,339 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhaktipur in?Maldah district (Harischandrapur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhaktipur?54.2% (Census 2011)