# Baghan Village, Kaliaganj, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Kaliaganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Baghan

Baghan is a village in Kaliaganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,204 people in 749 households**, the 10th largest of 191 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.5%.

- 3,204people (2011)
- 749households
- 69.2%literacy
- 885females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Baghan

Of every 100 households in Baghan in 2011, 34 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Baghan · ■ Kaliaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**82%

Tap water ****20%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**46%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****39%**

**34%

Television ****26%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**20%

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 Baghan?

■ Baghan · ■ Kaliaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.2%**

**66.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****885**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****836**

**969

Working population ****37.7%**

**42.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.9% for men and 58.5% for women. 55% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 326 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 362 (30%) · **■** Household industry 15 (1%) · **■** Other work 379 (31%) · **■** Marginal 126 (10%)

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 Kaliaganj

- Mustafanagar3,865 people
- Sergram3,758 people
- Palihar3,491 people
- Deogaon3,278 people
- Dalimgaon3,173 people
- Fatepur3,161 people
- Tungail Bilpara3,094 people
- Bhandar3,078 people

[All 192 villages in Kaliaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/kaliaganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Baghan?3,204 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baghan in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Kaliaganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Baghan?69.2% (Census 2011)