# Bakharpur Village, Kaliachak - I, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Kaliachak - I, Maldah 

# Bakharpur

Bakharpur is a village in Kaliachak - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **12,148 people in 2,610 households**, the 5th largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%.

- 12,148people (2011)
- 2,610households
- 67.9%literacy
- 946females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bakharpur

Of every 100 households in Bakharpur in 2011, 60 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bakharpur · ■ Kaliachak - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**62%

Tap water ****22%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**78%

Use banking services ****15%**

**22%

Television ****17%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**0%

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

**39%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Bakharpur?

■ Bakharpur · ■ Kaliachak - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.9%**

**63.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1035**

**956

Working population ****42.8%**

**45.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.7% for men and 69.2% for women. 53% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 235 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 186 (4%) · **■** Household industry 1,226 (24%) · **■** Other work 2,860 (55%) · **■** Marginal 691 (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 Kaliachak - I

- Sultanganj21,149 people
- Serpur12,838 people
- Dakshin Lakshmipur12,732 people
- Maheshpur12,250 people
- Uttar Dariapur11,813 people
- Azimpur11,548 people
- Gayesbari9,745 people
- Khas Chandpur9,629 people

[All 55 villages in Kaliachak - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/kaliachak-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bakharpur?12,148 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bakharpur in?Maldah district (Kaliachak - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bakharpur?67.9% (Census 2011)