# Bijna Village, Barrackpur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Barrackpur - I, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Bijna

Bijna is a village in Barrackpur - I sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,125 people in 752 households**, the 11th largest of 38 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.2%.

- 3,125people (2011)
- 752households
- 90.1%literacy
- 942females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bijna

Of every 100 households in Bijna in 2011, 90 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 39 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bijna · ■ Barrackpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**87%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**11%

Tap water ****28%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****39%**

**20%

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

**71%

Use banking services ****62%**

**52%

Television ****69%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**13%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****4%**

**8%

Own their home ****93%**

**94%

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 Bijna?

■ Bijna · ■ Barrackpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.1%**

**83.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****898**

**960

Working population ****34.0%**

**34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.2% for men and 86.8% for women. 59% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 43 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 35 (3%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 734 (69%) · **■** Marginal 237 (22%)

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 Barrackpur - I

- Rajendrapur3,739 people
- Jadunath Bati3,476 people
- Majhi Para3,280 people
- Bhabagachhi3,241 people
- Kuliagor3,041 people
- Shibdaspur2,987 people
- Malancha2,921 people
- Ramchandrapur2,884 people

[All 38 villages in Barrackpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/barrackpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bijna?3,125 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bijna in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Barrackpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bijna?90.1% (Census 2011)