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

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Village · Ratua - I, Maldah 

# Bajitpur

Bajitpur is a village in Ratua - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,283 people in 494 households**, the 46th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%.

- 2,283people (2011)
- 494households
- 62.7%literacy
- 1,008females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bajitpur

Of every 100 households in Bajitpur in 2011, 40 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bajitpur · ■ Ratua - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**73%

Tap water ****3%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**33%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**89%

Use banking services ****26%**

**24%

Television ****16%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**38%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Bajitpur?

■ Bajitpur · ■ Ratua - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.7%**

**60.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1008**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1133**

**959

Working population ****38.4%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.4% for men and 57.0% for women. 53% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 49 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 283 (32%) · **■** Household industry 25 (3%) · **■** Other work 262 (30%) · **■** Marginal 257 (29%)

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

- Samshi2,686 people
- Gangarampara2,516 people
- Bhaluara2,443 people
- Salabatpur2,433 people
- Balarampur2,165 people
- Matiganj2,112 people
- Mahammadpur2,098 people
- Nijgaon Faridpur2,093 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bajitpur?2,283 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bajitpur in?Maldah district (Ratua - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bajitpur?62.7% (Census 2011)