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

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Village · Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur 

# Bejara

Bejara is a village in Keshpur sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,825 people in 326 households**, the 23rd largest of 570 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 1,825people (2011)
- 326households
- 83.3%literacy
- 944females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bejara

Of every 100 households in Bejara in 2011, 84 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bejara · ■ Keshpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****65%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****35%**

**56%

Tap water ****3%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**10%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****37%**

**58%

Television ****15%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**18%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Bejara?

■ Bejara · ■ Keshpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.3%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****837**

**960

Working population ****30.8%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.8% for men and 79.6% for women. 53% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 146 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 95 (17%) · **■** Household industry 46 (8%) · **■** Other work 218 (39%) · **■** Marginal 58 (10%)

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

- Kontai2,102 people
- Golar2,023 people
- Sarisha Khola1,957 people
- Kalagram1,937 people
- Mejura1,770 people
- Sahaspur1,742 people
- Ghoshpur1,711 people
- Amanpur1,707 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bejara?1,825 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bejara in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bejara?83.3% (Census 2011)