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

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Bajitpur

Bajitpur is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,383 people in 533 households**, the 58th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 2,383people (2011)
- 533households
- 73.6%literacy
- 944females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bajitpur

Of every 100 households in Bajitpur in 2011, 42 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bajitpur · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**27%

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

**32%

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

**67%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**72%

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

**4%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****18%**

**24%

Television ****18%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**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 Bajitpur?

■ Bajitpur · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.6%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****964**

**939

Working population ****34.7%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.2% for men and 66.5% for women. 58% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 294 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 206 (25%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 258 (31%) · **■** Marginal 58 (7%)

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

- Khalsi2,614 people
- Gomarda2,463 people
- Dhoabishua2,457 people
- Mahendigaon2,430 people
- Maslandapur2,334 people
- Jhitkai2,329 people
- Taherpur2,297 people
- Baje Bindol2,294 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bajitpur?2,383 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bajitpur in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bajitpur?73.6% (Census 2011)