# Polgram Village, Purbasthali - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Purbasthali - I, Barddhaman 

# Polgram

Polgram is a village in Purbasthali - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **475 people in 101 households**, the 85th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 475people (2011)
- 101households
- 80.8%literacy
- 915females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Polgram

Of every 100 households in Polgram in 2011, 24 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Polgram · ■ Purbasthali - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****74%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

**40%

Tap water ****100%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**4%

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

**81%

Use banking services ****44%**

**48%

Television ****22%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**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 Polgram?

■ Polgram · ■ Purbasthali - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.8%**

**77.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****633**

**954

Working population ****33.3%**

**39.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.7% for men and 74.5% for women. 58% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 68 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (6%) · **■** Household industry 5 (3%) · **■** Other work 64 (41%) · **■** Marginal 11 (7%)

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 Purbasthali - I

- Rajyadharpara576 people
- Panchlaki571 people
- Maruidanga519 people
- Bhatra487 people
- Nama Bhandartikuri443 people
- Saidpur325 people
- Kansaripur249 people
- Masgaria249 people

[All 95 villages in Purbasthali - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/purbasthali-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Polgram?475 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Polgram in?Barddhaman district (Purbasthali - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Polgram?80.8% (Census 2011)