# Bhagirathpur Village, Debra, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Debra, Paschim Medinipur 

# Bhagirathpur

Bhagirathpur is a village in Debra sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **290 people in 59 households**, the 323rd largest of 460 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.8%.

- 290people (2011)
- 59households
- 71.2%literacy
- 1,014females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhagirathpur

Of every 100 households in Bhagirathpur in 2011, 3 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bhagirathpur · ■ Debra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****61%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****39%**

**34%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**20%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**95%

Use banking services ****34%**

**50%

Television ****22%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 · ■ Debra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.2%**

**81.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1014**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****679**

**988

Working population ****44.8%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.2% for men and 63.0% for women. 57% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 29 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (5%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 18 (14%) · **■** Marginal 76 (58%)

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 Debra

- Ballabhpur295 people
- Chandipur295 people
- Jhenjhia295 people
- Simla Mahabila293 people
- Alampur289 people
- Bari Gerya287 people
- Rasik Nagar287 people
- Narayan Bati285 people

[All 477 villages in Debra](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/debra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhagirathpur?290 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhagirathpur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Debra sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhagirathpur?71.2% (Census 2011)