# Bhagirath Bar Village, Keshpur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur 

# Bhagirath Bar

Bhagirath Bar is a village in Keshpur sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,307 people in 258 households**, the 57th largest of 570 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 1,307people (2011)
- 258households
- 78.4%literacy
- 939females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhagirath Bar

Of every 100 households in Bhagirath Bar in 2011, 52 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bhagirath Bar · ■ Keshpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**56%

Tap water ****55%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****57%**

**58%

Television ****15%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**18%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Bhagirath Bar?

■ Bhagirath Bar · ■ Keshpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.4%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****781**

**960

Working population ****47.7%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.7% for men and 74.0% for women. 58% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 143 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 250 (40%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 17 (3%) · **■** Marginal 211 (34%)

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

- Paltagar1,383 people
- Kanchan Tala1,371 people
- Kuchiara1,371 people
- Kapta Bankati1,312 people
- Manta1,306 people
- Nutan Bajar1,305 people
- Pakurya1,289 people
- Kapash Tikri1,280 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhagirath Bar?1,307 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhagirath Bar in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhagirath Bar?78.4% (Census 2011)