# Bhajna Village, Patharpratima – Population & Literacy

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Village · Patharpratima, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Bhajna

Bhajna is a village in Patharpratima sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,307 people in 1,096 households**, the 20th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.

- 5,307people (2011)
- 1,096households
- 73.8%literacy
- 962females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhajna

Of every 100 households in Bhajna in 2011, 1 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bhajna · ■ Patharpratima rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**40%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**1%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**96%

Use banking services ****6%**

**45%

Television ****2%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****54%**

**36%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Bhajna?

■ Bhajna · ■ Patharpratima rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.8%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1087**

**965

Working population ****34.8%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.9% for men and 66.3% for women. 56% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 204 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 663 (36%) · **■** Household industry 42 (2%) · **■** Other work 282 (15%) · **■** Marginal 657 (36%)

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 Patharpratima

- Kshetra Mohanpur5,589 people
- Dakshin Kashinagar5,454 people
- Banashyam Nagar5,347 people
- Indrapur5,335 people
- Purba Surendranagar5,130 people
- Chhoto Banashyam Nagar5,124 people
- Srinarayanpur5,098 people
- Kuemuri5,096 people

[All 92 villages in Patharpratima](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/patharpratima/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhajna?5,307 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhajna in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Patharpratima sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhajna?73.8% (Census 2011)