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

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Village · Harischandrapur - I, Maldah 

# Bijhat

Bijhat is a village in Harischandrapur - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,926 people in 376 households**, the 40th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 52.5%.

- 1,926people (2011)
- 376households
- 52.9%literacy
- 905females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bijhat

Of every 100 households in Bijhat in 2011, 23 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bijhat · ■ Harischandrapur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**41%

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

**3%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****14%**

**24%

Television ****6%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**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 Bijhat?

■ Bijhat · ■ Harischandrapur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.9%**

**52.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****880**

**954

Working population ****30.3%**

**35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.8% for men and 44.3% for women. 52% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 88 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 260 (45%) · **■** Household industry 11 (2%) · **■** Other work 149 (26%) · **■** Marginal 75 (13%)

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

- Narayanpur2,039 people
- Daula2,029 people
- Angarmani1,999 people
- Bahar1,992 people
- Paschim Rarial1,887 people
- Simulia1,885 people
- Mabarakpur1,883 people
- Lahad1,803 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bijhat?1,926 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bijhat in?Maldah district (Harischandrapur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bijhat?52.9% (Census 2011)