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

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Bhatghara

Bhatghara is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,766 people in 608 households**, the 48th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 2,766people (2011)
- 608households
- 63.8%literacy
- 953females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhatghara

Of every 100 households in Bhatghara in 2011, 46 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bhatghara · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**67%

Tap water ****2%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****83%**

**72%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**92%

Use banking services ****39%**

**24%

Television ****22%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**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 Bhatghara?

■ Bhatghara · ■ Raiganj rural average

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

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****987**

**939

Working population ****37.3%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.1% for men and 58.2% for women. 58% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 160 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 84 (8%) · **■** Household industry 39 (4%) · **■** Other work 518 (50%) · **■** Marginal 230 (22%)

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

- Bahor2,840 people
- Chandar2,835 people
- Rudrakhnda2,821 people
- Bahin2,793 people
- Teghara2,727 people
- Kailadangi2,714 people
- Bamuha2,707 people
- Bamangram2,672 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhatghara?2,766 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhatghara in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhatghara?63.8% (Census 2011)