# Bholta Village, Bharatpur - I, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Bharatpur - I, Murshidabad 

# Bholta

Bholta is a village in Bharatpur - I sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **974 people in 223 households**, the 51st largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%.

- 974people (2011)
- 223households
- 62.4%literacy
- 810females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bholta

Of every 100 households in Bholta in 2011, 27 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bholta · ■ Bharatpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**67%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**20%

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

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****27%**

**36%

Television ****21%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**44%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Bholta?

■ Bholta · ■ Bharatpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.4%**

**62.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****810**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938**

**971

Working population ****37.6%**

**33.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.2% for men and 55.2% for women. 67% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 176 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 55 (15%) · **■** Other work 33 (9%) · **■** Marginal 102 (28%)

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 Bharatpur - I

- Bhabanipur1,169 people
- Gobindapur1,104 people
- Kasipur1,089 people
- Podmur1,063 people
- Kolla943 people
- Sinhari873 people
- Rajarampur851 people
- Chanchhoa840 people

[All 92 villages in Bharatpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/bharatpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bholta?974 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bholta in?Murshidabad district (Bharatpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bholta?62.4% (Census 2011)