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

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Village · Harischandrapur - I, Maldah 

# Bighor

Bighor is a village in Harischandrapur - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **526 people in 111 households**, the 90th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 52.5%.

- 526people (2011)
- 111households
- 52.6%literacy
- 899females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bighor

Of every 100 households in Bighor in 2011, 49 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bighor · ■ Harischandrapur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**41%

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

**3%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****18%**

**24%

Television ****6%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

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

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Bighor?

■ Bighor · ■ Harischandrapur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.6%**

**52.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****899**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****784**

**954

Working population ****50.2%**

**35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.9% for men and 50.2% for women. 61% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 98 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 47 (18%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 117 (44%)

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

- Garra591 people
- Haranathpur546 people
- Gopalpur533 people
- Nazirpur533 people
- Janaki Nagar520 people
- Darakandi508 people
- Uttar Gauripur380 people
- Pirojpur361 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bighor?526 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bighor in?Maldah district (Harischandrapur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bighor?52.6% (Census 2011)