# Bodra Village, Bhangar - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bhangar - I, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Bodra

Bodra is a village in Bhangar - I sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,324 people in 1,130 households**, the 5th largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 5,324people (2011)
- 1,130households
- 74.1%literacy
- 942females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bodra

Of every 100 households in Bodra in 2011, 47 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bodra · ■ Bhangar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****63%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****37%**

**37%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**92%

Use banking services ****29%**

**28%

Television ****26%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****33%**

**23%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Bodra?

■ Bodra · ■ Bhangar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.1%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****997**

**962

Working population ****32.7%**

**32.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.7% for men and 67.0% for women. 56% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 220 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 307 (18%) · **■** Household industry 22 (1%) · **■** Other work 344 (20%) · **■** Marginal 847 (49%)

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 Bhangar - I

- Tardaha Kapasati11,869 people
- Narayanpur9,107 people
- Dari Madhabpur6,556 people
- Chak Barali5,978 people
- Dhara5,231 people
- Erenda5,097 people
- Ghatak Pukur5,048 people
- Satbaria5,019 people

[All 81 villages in Bhangar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/bhangar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bodra?5,324 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bodra in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Bhangar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bodra?74.1% (Census 2011)