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

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Village · Itahar, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Bidhibari

Bidhibari is a village in Itahar sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,228 people in 255 households**, the 85th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%.

- 1,228people (2011)
- 255households
- 64.3%literacy
- 949females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bidhibari

Of every 100 households in Bidhibari in 2011, 49 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Bidhibari · ■ Itahar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**82%

Tap water ****4%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**32%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**96%

Use banking services ****14%**

**16%

Television ****17%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**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 Bidhibari?

■ Bidhibari · ■ Itahar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.3%**

**58.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****839**

**955

Working population ****29.2%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.0% for men and 55.4% for women. 53% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 64 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 48 (13%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 92 (26%) · **■** Marginal 153 (43%)

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

- Lalganj1,286 people
- Algram1,282 people
- Betor1,237 people
- Gopalnagar1,230 people
- Bagduma1,209 people
- Abhinagar1,208 people
- Hematpur1,185 people
- Mohanbhuban1,182 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bidhibari?1,228 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bidhibari in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Itahar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bidhibari?64.3% (Census 2011)