# Bejra Village, Jaynagar - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Jaynagar - I, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Bejra

Bejra is a village in Jaynagar - I sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,104 people in 253 households**, the 52nd largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 1,104people (2011)
- 253households
- 76.2%literacy
- 954females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bejra

Of every 100 households in Bejra in 2011, 24 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Bejra · ■ Jaynagar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****61%**

**46%

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

**51%

Tap water ****62%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**3%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%**

**90%

Use banking services ****51%**

**27%

Television ****15%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****31%**

**42%

Own their home ****94%**

**96%

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 Bejra?

■ Bejra · ■ Jaynagar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.2%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****898**

**949

Working population ****32.9%**

**33.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.5% for men and 63.4% for women. 52% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 21 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 164 (45%) · **■** Marginal 171 (47%)

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 Jaynagar - I

- Nandanpur1,392 people
- Paschim Gabberia1,253 people
- Kashimpur Gangaghata1,170 people
- Maldari1,149 people
- Ramkanta Bati1,066 people
- Ajodhya Nagar1,027 people
- Nilkanthapur1,025 people
- Mukundapur998 people

[All 67 villages in Jaynagar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/jaynagar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bejra?1,104 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bejra in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Jaynagar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bejra?76.2% (Census 2011)