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

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Village · Ratua - I, Maldah 

# Bhado

Bhado is a village in Ratua - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **17,190 people in 3,341 households**, the 1st largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%.

- 17,190people (2011)
- 3,341households
- 62.2%literacy
- 930females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhado

Of every 100 households in Bhado in 2011, 33 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhado · ■ Ratua - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**73%

Tap water ****5%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**33%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**89%

Use banking services ****10%**

**24%

Television ****6%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**38%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Bhado?

■ Bhado · ■ Ratua - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.2%**

**60.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****955**

**959

Working population ****29.7%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.0% for men and 61.4% for women. 49% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1,149 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,422 (28%) · **■** Household industry 219 (4%) · **■** Other work 554 (11%) · **■** Marginal 1,761 (34%)

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

- Gadai Maharajpur15,023 people
- Balupur10,808 people
- Maniknagar8,877 people
- Rukundipur7,260 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhado?17,190 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhado in?Maldah district (Ratua - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhado?62.2% (Census 2011)