# Bahin Village, Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Bahin

Bahin is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,793 people in 547 households**, the 47th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 2,793people (2011)
- 547households
- 55.3%literacy
- 959females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bahin

Of every 100 households in Bahin in 2011, 23 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bahin · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**27%

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

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**67%

Tap water ****20%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****82%**

**72%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**92%

Use banking services ****17%**

**24%

Television ****8%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**21%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Bahin?

■ Bahin · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.3%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****904**

**939

Working population ****28.2%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.3% for men and 49.1% for women. 45% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 102 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 259 (33%) · **■** Household industry 27 (3%) · **■** Other work 211 (27%) · **■** Marginal 189 (24%)

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 Raiganj

- Basian2,903 people
- Bahor2,840 people
- Chandar2,835 people
- Rudrakhnda2,821 people
- Bhatghara2,766 people
- Teghara2,727 people
- Kailadangi2,714 people
- Bamuha2,707 people

[All 222 villages in Raiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/raiganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bahin?2,793 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bahin in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bahin?55.3% (Census 2011)