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

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Village · Haringhata, Nadia 

# Bijra

Bijra is a village in Haringhata sub-district of Nadia district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,179 people in 511 households**, the 39th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.4%.

- 2,179people (2011)
- 511households
- 81.2%literacy
- 933females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bijra

Of every 100 households in Bijra in 2011, 17 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bijra · ■ Haringhata rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**84%

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

**12%

Tap water ****19%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**89%

Use banking services ****52%**

**43%

Television ****16%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**18%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Bijra?

■ Bijra · ■ Haringhata rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.2%**

**81.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****904**

**960

Working population ****42.1%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.2% for men and 74.8% for women. 67% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 290 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 248 (27%) · **■** Household industry 14 (2%) · **■** Other work 134 (15%) · **■** Marginal 231 (25%)

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

- Madhpur2,341 people
- Hari Puknaria2,313 people
- Kapileshwar2,307 people
- Jalkarampur2,244 people
- Khodra Manpur2,158 people
- Bamanpara2,141 people
- Mali Danga2,061 people
- Loupala1,985 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bijra?2,179 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bijra in?Nadia district (Haringhata sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bijra?81.2% (Census 2011)