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

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Bhitihar

Bhitihar is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,501 people in 684 households**, the 30th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 3,501people (2011)
- 684households
- 51.1%literacy
- 950females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhitihar

Of every 100 households in Bhitihar in 2011, 24 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhitihar · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**67%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****63%**

**72%

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

**4%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****7%**

**24%

Television ****2%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****50%**

**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 Bhitihar?

■ Bhitihar · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.1%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****943**

**939

Working population ****33.7%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.5% for men and 43.4% for women. 49% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 143 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 323 (27%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 199 (17%) · **■** Marginal 511 (43%)

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

- Udaypur3,690 people
- Tenahari3,512 people
- Lohanda3,511 people
- Piplan3,502 people
- Maharajpur3,441 people
- Tazpur3,313 people
- Chapduar3,277 people
- Mojgaon3,244 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhitihar?3,501 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhitihar in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhitihar?51.1% (Census 2011)