Village · Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur
# Baghjhapa

Baghjhapa is a village in Jhargram sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 451 people in 104 households, the 132nd largest of 489 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.
- 451 people (2011)
- 104 households
- 73.7% literacy
- 936 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Baghjhapa

Of every 100 households in Baghjhapa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Baghjhapa · ■ Jhargram rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 38%
- Toilet within the home 0% 14%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 86%
- Tap water 2% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 59% 30%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 97%
- Use banking services 69% 34%
- Television 12% 14%
- Mobile phone 13% 29%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 15% 8%
- Car / jeep / van 3% 1%
- None of these assets 0% 17%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Baghjhapa?

■ Baghjhapa · ■ Jhargram rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 73.7% 72.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 936 979
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1167 979
- Working population 32.4% 46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.9% for men and 67.9% for women. 55% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 26 (18%) · ■ Farm labourers 50 (34%) · ■ Household industry 4 (3%) · ■ Other work 37 (25%) · ■ Marginal 29 (20%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Jhargram
- Saltaria 456 people
- Tiakati 455 people
- Dubrajpur 454 people
- Gangadharpur 452 people
- Gaurgan 451 people
- Kismat Ganak-Kati 445 people
- Auspal 441 people
- Champasol 439 people

All 604 villages in Jhargram

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Baghjhapa? 451 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baghjhapa in? Paschim Medinipur district (Jhargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Baghjhapa? 73.7% (Census 2011)

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