# Bhadrashila Village, Itahar, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Itahar, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Bhadrashila

Bhadrashila is a village in Itahar sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,166 people in 482 households**, the 41st largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%.

- 2,166people (2011)
- 482households
- 68.2%literacy
- 877females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhadrashila

Of every 100 households in Bhadrashila in 2011, 20 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bhadrashila · ■ Itahar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**82%

Tap water ****4%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**32%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****27%**

**16%

Television ****8%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**32%

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 Bhadrashila?

■ Bhadrashila · ■ Itahar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.2%**

**58.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****877**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****757**

**955

Working population ****39.7%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.1% for men and 58.3% for women. 60% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 321 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 180 (21%) · **■** Household industry 27 (3%) · **■** Other work 178 (21%) · **■** Marginal 154 (18%)

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 Itahar

- Bimalpara2,231 people
- Durgapur2,191 people
- Parbbatipur2,189 people
- Ghera2,180 people
- Ghritatala2,133 people
- Bhatingaon2,116 people
- Manainagar2,085 people
- Mukundapur2,050 people

[All 220 villages in Itahar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/itahar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhadrashila?2,166 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhadrashila in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Itahar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhadrashila?68.2% (Census 2011)