# Bhagirathpur Village, Chandrakona - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Chandrakona - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Bhagirathpur

Bhagirathpur is a village in Chandrakona - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,094 people in 209 households**, the 33rd largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.0%.

- 1,094people (2011)
- 209households
- 87.3%literacy
- 919females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhagirathpur

Of every 100 households in Bhagirathpur in 2011, 57 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhagirathpur · ■ Chandrakona - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**63%

Tap water ****0%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**88%

Use banking services ****94%**

**54%

Television ****27%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****3%**

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Bhagirathpur?

■ Bhagirathpur · ■ Chandrakona - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.3%**

**77.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938**

**974

Working population ****31.0%**

**38.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.5% for men and 78.4% for women. 57% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 160 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 96 (28%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 66 (19%) · **■** Marginal 11 (3%)

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 Chandrakona - II

- Chasibar1,250 people
- Pinglas1,215 people
- Karasia1,176 people
- Tukuria1,171 people
- Kshirati1,037 people
- Dhamkuria1,021 people
- Agrapara1,015 people
- Dhaikhanda981 people

[All 131 villages in Chandrakona - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/chandrakona-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhagirathpur?1,094 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhagirathpur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Chandrakona - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhagirathpur?87.3% (Census 2011)