# Bhomra, Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Bhomra

Bhomra is a village in [Raiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/raiganj/) sub-district of [Uttar Dinajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **5,539 people in 1,291 households**, the 11th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 5,539people (2011)
- 1,291households
- 73.7%literacy
- 979females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhomra

Of every 100 households in Bhomra in 2011, 48 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bhomra · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****41%**

**67%

Tap water ****18%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**4%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****37%**

**24%

Television ****33%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**21%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Bhomra?

■ Bhomra · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.7%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****817**

**939

Working population ****39.7%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.7% for men and 66.7% for women. 56% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 171 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 503 (23%) · **■** Household industry 41 (2%) · **■** Other work 826 (38%) · **■** Marginal 656 (30%)

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

- Adiar5,834 people
- Dakshin Goalpara5,648 people
- Serpur5,624 people
- Gopalpur5,618 people
- Chhota Parua5,258 people
- Bhatol5,135 people
- Dwipnagar5,116 people
- Rampur4,759 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhomra?5,539 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhomra in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhomra?73.7% (Census 2011)