# Bhetia Village, Kharagpur - I, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Kharagpur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Bhetia

Bhetia is a village in Kharagpur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,174 people in 558 households**, the 15th largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 2,174people (2011)
- 558households
- 74.3%literacy
- 1,013females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhetia

Of every 100 households in Bhetia in 2011, 66 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bhetia · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**66%

Tap water ****23%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**41%

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

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**83%

Use banking services ****39%**

**46%

Television ****8%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**15%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**15%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

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 Bhetia?

■ Bhetia · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.3%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1013**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****890**

**971

Working population ****52.1%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.9% for men and 66.9% for women. 63% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 165 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 358 (32%) · **■** Household industry 29 (3%) · **■** Other work 309 (27%) · **■** Marginal 271 (24%)

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 Kharagpur - I

- Khelar2,629 people
- Doarkhol2,436 people
- Gokulpur2,323 people
- Dharimal2,203 people
- Banpatna2,138 people
- Madhabpur2,087 people
- Rangamatia1,980 people
- Matkadpur1,895 people

[All 268 villages in Kharagpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/kharagpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhetia?2,174 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhetia in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhetia?74.3% (Census 2011)