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

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Bamuha

Bamuha is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,707 people in 579 households**, the 51st largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 2,707people (2011)
- 579households
- 71.2%literacy
- 879females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bamuha

Of every 100 households in Bamuha in 2011, 3 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bamuha · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**67%

Tap water ****3%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**72%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**92%

Use banking services ****12%**

**24%

Television ****2%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**21%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Bamuha?

■ Bamuha · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.2%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****879**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****911**

**939

Working population ****36.4%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.5% for men and 64.0% for women. 53% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 290 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 268 (27%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 257 (26%) · **■** Marginal 160 (16%)

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

- Bahin2,793 people
- Bhatghara2,766 people
- Teghara2,727 people
- Kailadangi2,714 people
- Bamangram2,672 people
- Kantar2,662 people
- Khalsi2,614 people
- Gomarda2,463 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bamuha?2,707 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bamuha in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bamuha?71.2% (Census 2011)