# Briddhapara Village, Kalna - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Kalna - I, Barddhaman 

# Briddhapara

Briddhapara is a village in Kalna - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,525 people in 1,266 households**, the 5th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 5,525people (2011)
- 1,266households
- 78.2%literacy
- 956females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Briddhapara

Of every 100 households in Briddhapara in 2011, 25 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Briddhapara · ■ Kalna - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**47%

Tap water ****40%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**13%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**88%

Use banking services ****52%**

**58%

Television ****19%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****32%**

**26%

Own their home ****96%**

**96%

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 Briddhapara?

■ Briddhapara · ■ Kalna - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.2%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****912**

**979

Working population ****44.2%**

**41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.1% for men and 72.1% for women. 58% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 293 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,002 (41%) · **■** Household industry 280 (11%) · **■** Other work 328 (13%) · **■** Marginal 541 (22%)

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 Kalna - I

- Krishnadebpur13,665 people
- Gramkalna11,973 people
- Nandai8,046 people
- Radhanagar5,984 people
- Hatkalna4,196 people
- Simlon3,908 people
- Dharmmadanga3,620 people
- Rangapara3,435 people

[All 99 villages in Kalna - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/kalna-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Briddhapara?5,525 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Briddhapara in?Barddhaman district (Kalna - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Briddhapara?78.2% (Census 2011)