# Baharal Village, Ratua - I, Maldah (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Ratua - I, Maldah 

# Baharal

Baharal is a village in Ratua - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,775 people in 612 households**, the 39th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%.

- 2,775people (2011)
- 612households
- 75.3%literacy
- 984females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Baharal

Of every 100 households in Baharal in 2011, 49 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Baharal · ■ Ratua - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****49%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****51%**

**73%

Tap water ****11%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**89%

Use banking services ****50%**

**24%

Television ****21%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****47%**

**38%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Baharal?

■ Baharal · ■ Ratua - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.3%**

**60.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****995**

**959

Working population ****25.8%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.5% for men and 69.9% for women. 48% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 120 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 201 (28%) · **■** Household industry 26 (4%) · **■** Other work 317 (44%) · **■** Marginal 52 (7%)

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 Ratua - I

- Khanpur3,173 people
- Arazi Haragobindapur3,147 people
- Gouripur3,131 people
- Purba Radhanagar2,815 people
- Kasba2,727 people
- Radha Nagar2,694 people
- Samshi2,686 people
- Gangarampara2,516 people

[All 101 villages in Ratua - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/ratua-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Baharal?2,775 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baharal in?Maldah district (Ratua - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Baharal?75.3% (Census 2011)