# Bochadanga Village, Hariharpara, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Hariharpara, Murshidabad 

# Bochadanga

Bochadanga is a village in Hariharpara sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,260 people in 971 households**, the 23rd largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 4,260people (2011)
- 971households
- 62.4%literacy
- 892females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bochadanga

Of every 100 households in Bochadanga in 2011, 1 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bochadanga · ■ Hariharpara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**61%

Tap water ****6%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**68%

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

**1%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****45%**

**30%

Television ****8%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**22%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Bochadanga?

■ Bochadanga · ■ Hariharpara rural average

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

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****892**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****937**

**992

Working population ****30.6%**

**34.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.0% for men and 61.7% for women. 55% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 318 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 761 (58%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 34 (3%) · **■** Marginal 183 (14%)

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 Hariharpara

- Lochanmati Dangapara5,226 people
- Masurdanga4,760 people
- Sankarpur4,721 people
- Tehatta4,713 people
- Dharampur Ramna3,971 people
- Pradipdanga3,388 people
- Rampara3,149 people
- Mahishmara3,096 people

[All 63 villages in Hariharpara](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/hariharpara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bochadanga?4,260 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bochadanga in?Murshidabad district (Hariharpara sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bochadanga?62.4% (Census 2011)