# Bongpur Village, Burdwan - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Burdwan - I, Barddhaman 

# Bongpur

Bongpur is a village in Burdwan - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,438 people in 542 households**, the 25th largest of 75 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.8%.

- 2,438people (2011)
- 542households
- 80.1%literacy
- 952females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bongpur

Of every 100 households in Bongpur in 2011, 66 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bongpur · ■ Burdwan - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****67%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****29%**

**48%

Tap water ****1%**

**24%

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

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****35%**

**74%

Use banking services ****52%**

**50%

Television ****54%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**8%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****13%**

**25%

Own their home ****94%**

**93%

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 Bongpur?

■ Bongpur · ■ Burdwan - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.1%**

**74.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1016**

**981

Working population ****37.6%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.5% for men and 75.4% for women. 58% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 54 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 59 (6%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 489 (53%) · **■** Marginal 301 (33%)

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 Burdwan - I

- Malkita2,521 people
- Gopalpur2,516 people
- Kanchannarar2,477 people
- Chandul2,464 people
- Daspur2,435 people
- Faridpur2,435 people
- Khetia2,421 people
- Pure Balisa2,400 people

[All 76 villages in Burdwan - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/burdwan-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bongpur?2,438 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bongpur in?Barddhaman district (Burdwan - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bongpur?80.1% (Census 2011)