# Bijaynagar Village, Jaynagar - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Jaynagar - II, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Bijaynagar

Bijaynagar is a village in Jaynagar - II sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,274 people in 1,259 households**, the 12th largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 6,274people (2011)
- 1,259households
- 70.5%literacy
- 1,073females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bijaynagar

Of every 100 households in Bijaynagar in 2011, 21 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bijaynagar · ■ Jaynagar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**1%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****21%**

**19%

Television ****11%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****41%**

**49%

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 Bijaynagar?

■ Bijaynagar · ■ Jaynagar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.5%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1073**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1009**

**978

Working population ****32.0%**

**37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.5% for men and 64.1% for women. 52% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 106 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 334 (17%) · **■** Household industry 124 (6%) · **■** Other work 1,008 (50%) · **■** Marginal 434 (22%)

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 - II

- Nalgora10,373 people
- Rupnagar8,561 people
- Bhubankhali6,949 people
- Kalinagar6,600 people
- Baishata6,245 people
- Beladurganagar6,106 people
- Jautia5,749 people
- Pat Pukur5,290 people

[All 47 villages in Jaynagar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/jaynagar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bijaynagar?6,274 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bijaynagar in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Jaynagar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bijaynagar?70.5% (Census 2011)