# Bagela Village, Karandighi, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Karandighi, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Bagela

Bagela is a village in Karandighi sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,122 people in 1,075 households**, the 6th largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.4%.

- 6,122people (2011)
- 1,075households
- 50.5%literacy
- 964females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bagela

Of every 100 households in Bagela in 2011, 41 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Bagela · ■ Karandighi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****41%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**78%

Tap water ****12%**

**6%

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

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**96%

Use banking services ****19%**

**19%

Television ****12%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**28%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Bagela?

■ Bagela · ■ Karandighi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.5%**

**53.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****983**

**943

Working population ****31.0%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.3% for men and 45.6% for women. 43% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 371 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 289 (15%) · **■** Household industry 151 (8%) · **■** Other work 773 (41%) · **■** Marginal 314 (17%)

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 Karandighi

- Raghopur8,434 people
- Gopalpur7,109 people
- Raniganj6,609 people
- Khanta6,457 people
- Sabdhan5,834 people
- Bajargaon5,296 people
- Kochara5,256 people
- Bhulki5,193 people

[All 203 villages in Karandighi](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/karandighi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bagela?6,122 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bagela in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Karandighi sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bagela?50.5% (Census 2011)