# Brahmapur Village, Manteswar, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Manteswar, Barddhaman 

# Brahmapur

Brahmapur is a village in Manteswar sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **870 people in 215 households**, the 89th largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 870people (2011)
- 215households
- 73.3%literacy
- 1,028females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Brahmapur

Of every 100 households in Brahmapur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Brahmapur · ■ Manteswar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**52%

Tap water ****71%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****65%**

**88%

Use banking services ****82%**

**68%

Television ****25%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****50%**

**32%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Brahmapur?

■ Brahmapur · ■ Manteswar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.3%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1028**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1140**

**968

Working population ****31.5%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.3% for men and 67.3% for women. 60% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 32 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 123 (45%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 112 (41%) · **■** Marginal 5 (2%)

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 Manteswar

- Jayrampur940 people
- Ruigaria940 people
- Indrapuri939 people
- Mathura875 people
- Gulita Daspur867 people
- Bamunia832 people
- Gangania820 people
- Sonagachhi814 people

[All 144 villages in Manteswar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/manteswar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Brahmapur?870 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Brahmapur in?Barddhaman district (Manteswar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Brahmapur?73.3% (Census 2011)