# Bejda Village, Dantan - I, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Dantan - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Bejda

Bejda is a village in Dantan - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,107 people in 259 households**, the 50th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%.

- 1,107people (2011)
- 259households
- 77.7%literacy
- 1,005females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bejda

Of every 100 households in Bejda in 2011, 0 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bejda · ■ Dantan - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**59%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**39%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****93%**

**62%

Television ****3%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**22%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Bejda?

■ Bejda · ■ Dantan - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.7%**

**73.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1032**

**963

Working population ****45.2%**

**37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.2% for men and 66.2% for women. 57% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 45 (9%) · **■** Other work 66 (13%) · **■** Marginal 389 (78%)

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 Dantan - I

- Kushmi1,137 people
- Bhurangi1,134 people
- Baharda1,130 people
- Haripura1,122 people
- Belmula1,101 people
- Kotpada1,100 people
- Pantunia1,091 people
- Satsanda1,091 people

[All 198 villages in Dantan - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/dantan-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bejda?1,107 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bejda in?Paschim Medinipur district (Dantan - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bejda?77.7% (Census 2011)