# Bahana Village, Keshiary, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Keshiary, Paschim Medinipur 

# Bahana

Bahana is a village in Keshiary sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **150 people in 36 households**, the 178th largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%.

- 150people (2011)
- 36households
- 66.4%literacy
- 974females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bahana

Of every 100 households in Bahana in 2011, 3 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bahana · ■ Keshiary rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**67%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**20%

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

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****17%**

**41%

Television ****6%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**24%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Bahana?

■ Bahana · ■ Keshiary rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.4%**

**76.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**955

Working population ****40.7%**

**45.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.3% for men and 58.3% for women. 66% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 25 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (38%) · **■** Other work 2 (3%) · **■** Marginal 11 (18%)

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 Keshiary

- Pathar Huri180 people
- Chhota Parua176 people
- Bena Kuria174 people
- Bansh Geria165 people
- Naraharimunda138 people
- Bandar Kola134 people
- Krishnanagar128 people
- Kalta127 people

[All 220 villages in Keshiary](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/keshiary/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bahana?150 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bahana in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshiary sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bahana?66.4% (Census 2011)