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

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Bhagilata

Bhagilata is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,109 people in 266 households**, the 134th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 1,109people (2011)
- 266households
- 56.5%literacy
- 973females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhagilata

Of every 100 households in Bhagilata in 2011, 8 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhagilata · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**67%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****0%**

**24%

Television ****5%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Bhagilata?

■ Bhagilata · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.5%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****907**

**939

Working population ****36.2%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.7% for men and 48.2% for women. 53% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 23 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 142 (35%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 26 (6%) · **■** Marginal 203 (50%)

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

- Pakamba1,200 people
- Bishrail1,192 people
- Sahapur1,171 people
- Kalibari1,134 people
- Lohagara1,094 people
- Khadimpur1,091 people
- Keshra1,077 people
- Dumaria1,075 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhagilata?1,109 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhagilata in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhagilata?56.5% (Census 2011)