# Bahira, Barasat - II, North Twenty Four Parganas – Population

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Village · Barasat - II, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Bahira

Bahira is a village in [Barasat - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/barasat-ii/) sub-district of [North Twenty Four Parganas](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **5,127 people in 1,102 households**, the 6th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%.

- 5,127people (2011)
- 1,102households
- 75.1%literacy
- 928females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bahira

Of every 100 households in Bahira in 2011, 62 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Bahira · ■ Barasat - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****85%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**16%

Tap water ****18%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**91%

Use banking services ****26%**

**40%

Television ****23%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**9%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****27%**

**22%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Bahira?

■ Bahira · ■ Barasat - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.1%**

**78.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**923

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****991**

**952

Working population ****34.4%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.5% for men and 71.4% for women. 56% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 183 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 296 (17%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 854 (48%) · **■** Marginal 423 (24%)

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 Barasat - II

- Gopalpur Chandigar7,204 people
- Mahishgadi6,468 people
- Falti-Banpur6,418 people
- Sasan5,818 people
- Chaumuha4,780 people
- Kayemba4,687 people
- Puturi4,536 people
- Jojra4,052 people

[All 77 villages in Barasat - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/barasat-ii/villages/)

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- Bahira · Village, Baunsuni, Baudh · 2,844 people

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bahira?5,127 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bahira in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Barasat - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bahira?75.1% (Census 2011)