# Bahara Village, Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur 

# Bahara

Bahara is a village in Keshpur sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **203 people in 43 households**, the 420th largest of 570 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 203people (2011)
- 43households
- 64.3%literacy
- 1,010females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bahara

Of every 100 households in Bahara in 2011, 98 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bahara · ■ Keshpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**56%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

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

**10%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****19%**

**58%

Television ****2%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**18%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Bahara?

■ Bahara · ■ Keshpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.3%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****286**

**960

Working population ****65.5%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.1% for men and 45.9% for women. 63% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 2 (2%) · **■** Marginal 131 (98%)

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 Keshpur

- Kamal Pur206 people
- Jaypur205 people
- Barai Bani204 people
- Rauta204 people
- Dinaram Chak202 people
- Harihar Chak202 people
- Kalaberya202 people
- Chhota Gopinathpur201 people

[All 634 villages in Keshpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/keshpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bahara?203 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bahara in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bahara?64.3% (Census 2011)