# Barampur Village, Katwa - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Katwa - I, Barddhaman 

# Barampur

Barampur is a village in Katwa - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,272 people in 523 households**, the 21st largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.9%.

- 2,272people (2011)
- 523households
- 72.5%literacy
- 972females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barampur

Of every 100 households in Barampur in 2011, 66 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Barampur · ■ Katwa - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**43%

Toilet within the home ****45%**

**45%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**54%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**88%

Use banking services ****68%**

**60%

Television ****36%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****34%**

**33%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Barampur?

■ Barampur · ■ Katwa - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.5%**

**69.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****882**

**966

Working population ****37.6%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.4% for men and 64.4% for women. 64% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 201 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 209 (24%) · **■** Household industry 66 (8%) · **■** Other work 132 (15%) · **■** Marginal 246 (29%)

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 Katwa - I

- Sargram2,613 people
- Jamra2,572 people
- Arjundihi2,416 people
- Kamal2,347 people
- Puini2,254 people
- Durga2,177 people
- Char Pataihat2,173 people
- Chandrapur2,104 people

[All 66 villages in Katwa - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/katwa-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barampur?2,272 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barampur in?Barddhaman district (Katwa - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Barampur?72.5% (Census 2011)