# Bahara Village, Raghunathganj - II, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Raghunathganj - II, Murshidabad 

# Bahara

Bahara is a village in Raghunathganj - II sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **12,862 people in 2,296 households**, the 3rd largest of 36 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%.

- 12,862people (2011)
- 2,296households
- 50.6%literacy
- 960females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bahara

Of every 100 households in Bahara in 2011, 32 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bahara · ■ Raghunathganj - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**67%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**80%

Use banking services ****38%**

**33%

Television ****9%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****45%**

**42%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 · ■ Raghunathganj - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.6%**

**58.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****987**

**973

Working population ****39.6%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.3% for men and 48.8% for women. 50% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 347 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 310 (6%) · **■** Household industry 1,002 (20%) · **■** Other work 2,014 (40%) · **■** Marginal 1,421 (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 Raghunathganj - II

- Sekandara21,668 people
- Kasia Danga14,025 people
- Kul Gachhi11,292 people
- Giria Kismat7,153 people
- Putia4,984 people
- Jhamra4,692 people

[All 77 villages in Raghunathganj - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/raghunathganj-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bahara?12,862 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bahara in?Murshidabad district (Raghunathganj - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bahara?50.6% (Census 2011)