# Bakrahat Village, Bishnupur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bishnupur - II, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Bakrahat

Bakrahat is a village in Bishnupur - II sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,419 people in 837 households**, the 14th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.3%.

- 3,419people (2011)
- 837households
- 92.6%literacy
- 960females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bakrahat

Of every 100 households in Bakrahat in 2011, 94 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 37 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Bakrahat · ■ Bishnupur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****13%**

**45%

Tap water ****94%**

**81%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****37%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****59%**

**84%

Use banking services ****72%**

**46%

Television ****70%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

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

**24%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Bakrahat?

■ Bakrahat · ■ Bishnupur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.6%**

**81.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1093**

**953

Working population ****41.7%**

**36.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.2% for men and 89.9% for women. 63% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 18 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 78 (5%) · **■** Household industry 215 (15%) · **■** Other work 1,013 (71%) · **■** Marginal 102 (7%)

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 Bishnupur - II

- Golbari Kalicharanpur3,852 people
- Udayrampur3,847 people
- Gazipur3,750 people
- Maukhali3,705 people
- Mamudpur2,889 people
- Deulberia2,806 people
- Kasibati2,754 people
- Sajua2,673 people

[All 53 villages in Bishnupur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/bishnupur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bakrahat?3,419 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bakrahat in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Bishnupur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bakrahat?92.6% (Census 2011)