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

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Bijgaon

Bijgaon is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,342 people in 291 households**, the 114th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 1,342people (2011)
- 291households
- 62.1%literacy
- 965females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bijgaon

Of every 100 households in Bijgaon in 2011, 83 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bijgaon · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****51%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**67%

Tap water ****3%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****79%**

**72%

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

**4%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****4%**

**24%

Television ****20%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**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 Bijgaon?

■ Bijgaon · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.1%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1047**

**939

Working population ****53.9%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.3% for men and 55.7% for women. 57% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 139 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 185 (26%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 30 (4%) · **■** Marginal 367 (51%)

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

- Panch Bhaiya1,401 people
- Naram1,385 people
- Dhusmal1,373 people
- Garna1,348 people
- Dakshin Bishnupur1,339 people
- Kokra1,331 people
- Rishipur1,331 people
- Basmanpara1,327 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bijgaon?1,342 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bijgaon in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bijgaon?62.1% (Census 2011)