# Bijoynagar Village, Gosaba – Population & Literacy

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Village · Gosaba, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Bijoynagar

Bijoynagar is a village in Gosaba sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,507 people in 1,552 households**, the 10th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.0%.

- 6,507people (2011)
- 1,552households
- 79.3%literacy
- 971females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bijoynagar

Of every 100 households in Bijoynagar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Bijoynagar · ■ Gosaba rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

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

**75%

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

**23%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**2%

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

**0%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****52%**

**35%

Television ****9%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****44%**

**51%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Bijoynagar?

■ Bijoynagar · ■ Gosaba rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.3%**

**79.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****976**

**981

Working population ****37.0%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.5% for men and 69.9% for women. 59% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 283 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 421 (17%) · **■** Household industry 11 (0%) · **■** Other work 153 (6%) · **■** Marginal 1,542 (64%)

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 Gosaba

- Sadhupur6,992 people
- Lahiripur6,851 people
- Arampur6,618 people
- Taranagar6,572 people
- Chimta6,332 people
- Bally6,234 people
- Kalidaspur5,724 people
- Amtali5,660 people

[All 51 villages in Gosaba](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/gosaba/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bijoynagar?6,507 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bijoynagar in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Gosaba sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bijoynagar?79.3% (Census 2011)