# Pilgram Village, Galsi - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Galsi - II, Barddhaman 

# Pilgram

Pilgram is a village in Galsi - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,746 people in 376 households**, the 31st largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 1,746people (2011)
- 376households
- 79.8%literacy
- 964females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pilgram

Of every 100 households in Pilgram in 2011, 61 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pilgram · ■ Galsi - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**66%

Tap water ****1%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**81%

Use banking services ****55%**

**66%

Television ****24%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**31%

Own their home ****95%**

**94%

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 Pilgram?

■ Pilgram · ■ Galsi - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.8%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****919**

**953

Working population ****37.9%**

**44.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.8% for men and 73.7% for women. 62% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 222 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 75 (11%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 120 (18%) · **■** Marginal 241 (36%)

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 Galsi - II

- Sarul2,051 people
- Parsura2,050 people
- Garamba2,041 people
- Chakmuria1,899 people
- Ketna1,745 people
- Sankari1,725 people
- Mithapur1,695 people
- Mohanpur1,675 people

[All 73 villages in Galsi - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/galsi-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Pilgram?1,746 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pilgram in?Barddhaman district (Galsi - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Pilgram?79.8% (Census 2011)