# Baghghara Village, Midnapore, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Midnapore, Paschim Medinipur 

# Baghghara

Baghghara is a village in Midnapore sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **319 people in 77 households**, the 158th largest of 232 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.

- 319people (2011)
- 77households
- 64.3%literacy
- 899females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Baghghara

Of every 100 households in Baghghara in 2011, 79 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Baghghara · ■ Midnapore rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**68%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**18%

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

**5%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****83%**

**32%

Television ****5%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**9%

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

**1%

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

**25%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Baghghara?

■ Baghghara · ■ Midnapore rural average

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

**70.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****899**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**968

Working population ****37.9%**

**41.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.7% for men and 48.8% for women. 48% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 56 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (14%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 8 (7%) · **■** Marginal 38 (31%)

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 Midnapore

- Malbandi330 people
- Manguchak326 people
- Hatiyasol323 people
- Sundariata323 people
- Kunaburi308 people
- Birbira304 people
- Dumurkata300 people
- Jamni299 people

[All 271 villages in Midnapore](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/midnapore/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Baghghara?319 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baghghara in?Paschim Medinipur district (Midnapore sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Baghghara?64.3% (Census 2011)