# Begut Village, Burdwan - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Burdwan - II, Barddhaman 

# Begut

Begut is a village in Burdwan - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,326 people in 529 households**, the 24th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.7%.

- 2,326people (2011)
- 529households
- 71.8%literacy
- 985females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Begut

Of every 100 households in Begut in 2011, 70 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Begut · ■ Burdwan - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**41%

Tap water ****2%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**68%

Use banking services ****90%**

**63%

Television ****35%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**3%

None of these assets ****20%**

**21%

Own their home ****98%**

**92%

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 Begut?

■ Begut · ■ Burdwan - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.8%**

**73.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****962**

**980

Working population ****46.4%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.2% for men and 63.2% for women. 62% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 110 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 324 (30%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 241 (22%) · **■** Marginal 402 (37%)

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 - II

- Nandur2,507 people
- Belna2,410 people
- Nabastha2,387 people
- Ausha2,347 people
- Becharhat2,265 people
- Saligram1,961 people
- Jotram1,956 people
- Harigram1,918 people

[All 88 villages in Burdwan - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/burdwan-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Begut?2,326 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Begut in?Barddhaman district (Burdwan - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Begut?71.8% (Census 2011)