# Baksha Village, Haringhata, Nadia (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Haringhata, Nadia 

# Baksha

Baksha is a village in Haringhata sub-district of Nadia district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,905 people in 632 households**, the 24th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.4%.

- 2,905people (2011)
- 632households
- 77.5%literacy
- 955females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Baksha

Of every 100 households in Baksha in 2011, 17 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Baksha · ■ Haringhata rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****51%**

**84%

No toilet (open defecation) ****15%**

**12%

Tap water ****26%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**67%

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

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**89%

Use banking services ****24%**

**43%

Television ****10%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****26%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Baksha?

■ Baksha · ■ Haringhata rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.5%**

**81.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1067**

**960

Working population ****32.8%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.1% for men and 71.4% for women. 60% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 306 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 273 (29%) · **■** Household industry 18 (2%) · **■** Other work 339 (36%) · **■** Marginal 17 (2%)

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 Haringhata

- Ayespur3,433 people
- Jhikra3,172 people
- Sat Simulia3,091 people
- Mitrapur3,048 people
- Jalkar Bhomra2,676 people
- Behara2,672 people
- Kurambelia2,616 people
- Uttar Rajapur2,586 people

[All 83 villages in Haringhata](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/haringhata/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Baksha?2,905 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baksha in?Nadia district (Haringhata sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Baksha?77.5% (Census 2011)