# Bachhara Village, Beldanga - II, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Beldanga - II, Murshidabad 

# Bachhara

Bachhara is a village in Beldanga - II sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,127 people in 1,117 households**, the 17th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.9%.

- 5,127people (2011)
- 1,117households
- 67.8%literacy
- 939females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bachhara

Of every 100 households in Bachhara in 2011, 49 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bachhara · ■ Beldanga - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****43%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**57%

Tap water ****11%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**60%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**93%

Use banking services ****25%**

**24%

Television ****19%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**32%

Own their home ****94%**

**96%

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 Bachhara?

■ Bachhara · ■ Beldanga - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.8%**

**67.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****873**

**968

Working population ****31.1%**

**33.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.6% for men and 64.7% for women. 57% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 303 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 237 (15%) · **■** Household industry 62 (4%) · **■** Other work 509 (32%) · **■** Marginal 481 (30%)

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 Beldanga - II

- Amarpur5,829 people
- Palitpara5,523 people
- Jainagar5,422 people
- Pilkhana5,293 people
- Mahata5,000 people
- Mian4,968 people
- Gholla4,881 people
- Bikal Nagar4,841 people

[All 71 villages in Beldanga - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/beldanga-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bachhara?5,127 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bachhara in?Murshidabad district (Beldanga - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bachhara?67.8% (Census 2011)