# Bahara, Bharatpur - II, Murshidabad – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bharatpur - II, Murshidabad 

# Bahara

Bahara is a village in [Bharatpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/bharatpur-ii/) sub-district of [Murshidabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **1,498 people in 352 households**, the 34th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.6%.

- 1,498people (2011)
- 352households
- 61.1%literacy
- 1,055females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bahara

Of every 100 households in Bahara in 2011, 12 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bahara · ■ Bharatpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**58%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**27%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**90%

Use banking services ****23%**

**48%

Television ****4%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****66%**

**43%

Own their home ****99%**

**95%

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 Bahara?

■ Bahara · ■ Bharatpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.1%**

**65.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1055**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****977**

**970

Working population ****34.7%**

**35.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.4% for men and 55.3% for women. 52% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 37 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 155 (30%) · **■** Household industry 69 (13%) · **■** Other work 61 (12%) · **■** Marginal 198 (38%)

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 - II

- Dhandanga1,656 people
- Ghoshpara1,620 people
- Gopgram1,598 people
- Sirpara1,530 people
- Masadda1,483 people
- Ayajuni1,404 people
- Chun Sahar1,346 people
- Ramnabarakhari1,337 people

[All 51 villages in Bharatpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/bharatpur-ii/villages/)

## Other places named Bahara

- Bahara · Village, Raghunathganj - II, Murshidabad · 12,862 people
- Bahara · Village, Memari - I, Barddhaman · 3,630 people
- Bahara · Village, Kandi, Murshidabad · 2,775 people
- Bahara · Village, Purbasthali - II, Barddhaman · 2,619 people
- Bahara · Village, Para, Puruliya · 2,241 people
- Bahara · Village, Chhatna, Bankura · 1,818 people

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bahara?1,498 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bahara in?Murshidabad district (Bharatpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bahara?61.1% (Census 2011)