# Bilchatra Village, Raninagar - II, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Raninagar - II, Murshidabad 

# Bilchatra

Bilchatra is a village in Raninagar - II sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,783 people in 677 households**, the 21st largest of 30 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.6%.

- 2,783people (2011)
- 677households
- 54.9%literacy
- 1,005females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bilchatra

Of every 100 households in Bilchatra in 2011, 6 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bilchatra · ■ Raninagar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**65%

Tap water ****18%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**40%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****14%**

**26%

Television ****3%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****65%**

**40%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Bilchatra?

■ Bilchatra · ■ Raninagar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.9%**

**63.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1100**

**971

Working population ****31.6%**

**33.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.4% for men and 54.5% for women. 59% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 306 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 270 (31%) · **■** Household industry 19 (2%) · **■** Other work 31 (4%) · **■** Marginal 254 (29%)

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 Raninagar - II

- Paschim Char Majhardiar3,240 people
- Sibnagar2,950 people
- Ramnagar Khastaluk2,878 people
- Bansgara2,869 people
- Kalyanpur2,204 people
- Deputipara1,703 people
- Sitanagar Chainpara1,500 people
- Ramchandrapur1,091 people

[All 36 villages in Raninagar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/raninagar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bilchatra?2,783 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bilchatra in?Murshidabad district (Raninagar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bilchatra?54.9% (Census 2011)