# Bahura, Murshidabad (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy

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Village · Raghunathganj - II, Murshidabad 

# Bahura

Bahura is a village in [Raghunathganj - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/raghunathganj-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 **3,132 people in 628 households**, the 16th largest of 36 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%.

- 3,132people (2011)
- 628households
- 78.6%literacy
- 970females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bahura

Of every 100 households in Bahura in 2011, 85 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bahura · ■ Raghunathganj - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**67%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****59%**

**80%

Use banking services ****48%**

**33%

Television ****38%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****32%**

**42%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Bahura?

■ Bahura · ■ Raghunathganj - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.6%**

**58.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****976**

**973

Working population ****45.5%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.7% for men and 73.3% for women. 53% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 16 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (1%) · **■** Household industry 536 (38%) · **■** Other work 810 (57%) · **■** Marginal 56 (4%)

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

- Pananagar3,664 people
- Pirojpur3,571 people
- Rampur3,460 people
- Jayrampur3,144 people
- Bajitpur2,715 people
- Babupur2,193 people
- Bara Simul2,184 people
- Raghunathpur2,144 people

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

## Other places named Bahura

- Bahura · Village, Robertsganj, Sonbhadra · 7,420 people
- Bahura · Village, Robertsganj, Sonbhadra · 468 people

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bahura?3,132 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bahura in?Murshidabad district (Raghunathganj - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bahura?78.6% (Census 2011)