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

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Bharia

Bharia is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **241 people in 50 households**, the 215th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 241people (2011)
- 50households
- 63.8%literacy
- 840females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bharia

Of every 100 households in Bharia in 2011, 43 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bharia · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**67%

Tap water ****2%**

**6%

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

**72%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****100%**

**24%

Television ****64%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**21%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Bharia?

■ Bharia · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.8%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****840**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****867**

**939

Working population ****28.6%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.3% for men and 52.6% for women. 51% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 22 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (32%) · **■** Other work 25 (36%)

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

- Mannagar315 people
- Patol309 people
- Baradhara278 people
- Rautgram251 people
- Imadpur209 people
- Badkol104 people
- Dharmmapur59 people
- Kharibadkol34 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bharia?241 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bharia in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bharia?63.8% (Census 2011)