# Bharadanga Village, Gaighata – Population & Literacy

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Village · Gaighata, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Bharadanga

Bharadanga is a village in Gaighata sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,127 people in 489 households**, the 51st largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.4%.

- 2,127people (2011)
- 489households
- 68.6%literacy
- 979females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bharadanga

Of every 100 households in Bharadanga in 2011, 61 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Bharadanga · ■ Gaighata rural average

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

**59%

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

**95%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**3%

Tap water ****1%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****79%**

**46%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**91%

Use banking services ****24%**

**47%

Television ****22%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**3%

None of these assets ****16%**

**17%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Bharadanga?

■ Bharadanga · ■ Gaighata rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.6%**

**81.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****890**

**965

Working population ****38.5%**

**37.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.4% for men and 66.8% for women. 63% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 188 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 242 (30%) · **■** Household industry 15 (2%) · **■** Other work 231 (28%) · **■** Marginal 143 (17%)

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 Gaighata

- Shripur2,302 people
- Jaytara2,228 people
- Matikomra2,193 people
- Gutri2,141 people
- Maraldanga2,039 people
- Singjol2,035 people
- Dhankuni2,030 people
- Mahishakati1,972 people

[All 100 villages in Gaighata](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/gaighata/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bharadanga?2,127 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bharadanga in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Gaighata sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bharadanga?68.6% (Census 2011)