# Boyerghata Village, Habra - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Habra - I, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Boyerghata

Boyerghata is a village in Habra - I sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,362 people in 321 households**, the 49th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.

- 1,362people (2011)
- 321households
- 85.5%literacy
- 871females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Boyerghata

Of every 100 households in Boyerghata in 2011, 41 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Boyerghata · ■ Habra - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****41%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****93%**

**84%

No toilet (open defecation) ****7%**

**13%

Tap water ****2%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****71%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**88%

Use banking services ****52%**

**42%

Television ****21%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

None of these assets ****20%**

**23%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Boyerghata?

■ Boyerghata · ■ Habra - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.5%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****871**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****829**

**943

Working population ****33.3%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.1% for men and 81.4% for women. 55% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 120 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 144 (32%) · **■** Household industry 17 (4%) · **■** Other work 122 (27%) · **■** Marginal 50 (11%)

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 Habra - I

- Bamhati Raghabpur1,731 people
- Dhap Dhara1,602 people
- Mallickpur1,509 people
- Kola1,421 people
- Metiagachi1,212 people
- Hirapol1,173 people
- Jashur1,151 people
- Baugachhi1,137 people

[All 55 villages in Habra - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/habra-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Boyerghata?1,362 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Boyerghata in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Habra - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Boyerghata?85.5% (Census 2011)