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

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Village · Ratua - I, Maldah 

# Bahirkap

Bahirkap is a village in Ratua - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,549 people in 819 households**, the 19th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%.

- 4,549people (2011)
- 819households
- 60.9%literacy
- 975females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bahirkap

Of every 100 households in Bahirkap in 2011, 21 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bahirkap · ■ Ratua - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**73%

Tap water ****34%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**33%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**89%

Use banking services ****13%**

**24%

Television ****5%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

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

**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 Bahirkap?

■ Bahirkap · ■ Ratua - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.9%**

**60.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****964**

**959

Working population ****26.5%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.0% for men and 58.7% for women. 43% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 595 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 91 (8%) · **■** Household industry 50 (4%) · **■** Other work 165 (14%) · **■** Marginal 303 (25%)

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

- Andhirampara5,041 people
- Sahapur5,005 people
- Asutola4,880 people
- Talparanpur4,618 people
- Dakshin Durgapur4,219 people
- Bihari4,183 people
- Lakshmipur4,170 people
- Jannagar4,140 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bahirkap?4,549 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bahirkap in?Maldah district (Ratua - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bahirkap?60.9% (Census 2011)