# Bewa Village, Farakka, Murshidabad (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Farakka, Murshidabad 

# Bewa

Bewa is a village in Farakka sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **15,265 people in 3,199 households**, the 2nd largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.4%.

- 15,265people (2011)
- 3,199households
- 63.1%literacy
- 962females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bewa

Of every 100 households in Bewa in 2011, 44 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bewa · ■ Farakka rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**28%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**71%

Tap water ****3%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**23%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**70%

Use banking services ****51%**

**44%

Television ****20%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**31%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Bewa?

■ Bewa · ■ Farakka rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.1%**

**58.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****949**

**956

Working population ****43.4%**

**44.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.0% for men and 56.0% for women. 49% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 172 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 474 (7%) · **■** Household industry 1,179 (18%) · **■** Other work 2,278 (34%) · **■** Marginal 2,521 (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 Farakka

- Kuli28,092 people
- Jafar Ganj12,114 people
- Bhabanipur11,465 people
- Ballalpur7,217 people
- Imamnagar6,933 people

[All 66 villages in Farakka](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/farakka/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bewa?15,265 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bewa in?Murshidabad district (Farakka sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bewa?63.1% (Census 2011)