# Postgram Village, Katwa - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Katwa - II, Barddhaman 

# Postgram

Postgram is a village in Katwa - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,375 people in 331 households**, the 35th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 1,375people (2011)
- 331households
- 54.1%literacy
- 950females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Postgram

Of every 100 households in Postgram in 2011, 29 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Postgram · ■ Katwa - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**49%

Tap water ****3%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**89%

Use banking services ****69%**

**63%

Television ****24%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

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

**36%

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 Postgram?

■ Postgram · ■ Katwa - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.1%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889**

**926

Working population ****34.9%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.3% for men and 47.6% for women. 59% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 37 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 298 (62%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 127 (26%) · **■** Marginal 14 (3%)

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 - II

- Ramdaspur1,709 people
- Nandigram1,624 people
- Jagadanandapur1,580 people
- Chhota Meigachhi1,388 people
- Amdanga1,371 people
- Mejhiari1,290 people
- Makhaltor1,236 people
- Nutangram1,200 people

[All 68 villages in Katwa - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/katwa-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Postgram?1,375 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Postgram in?Barddhaman district (Katwa - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Postgram?54.1% (Census 2011)