# Bodhgram Village, Dubrajpur, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Dubrajpur, Birbhum 

# Bodhgram

Bodhgram is a village in Dubrajpur sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,705 people in 373 households**, the 29th largest of 191 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.3%.

- 1,705people (2011)
- 373households
- 71.1%literacy
- 969females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bodhgram

Of every 100 households in Bodhgram in 2011, 23 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bodhgram · ■ Dubrajpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**85%

Tap water ****5%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**14%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**77%

Use banking services ****60%**

**51%

Television ****23%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**22%

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 Bodhgram?

■ Bodhgram · ■ Dubrajpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.1%**

**68.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****861**

**980

Working population ****38.9%**

**39.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.2% for men and 63.9% for women. 55% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 119 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 195 (29%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 170 (26%) · **■** Marginal 171 (26%)

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 Dubrajpur

- Bakreswar1,741 people
- Jophlai1,729 people
- Loba1,718 people
- Basahari1,709 people
- Jatra1,623 people
- Kantari1,568 people
- Sirsa1,565 people
- Kaythanpur1,539 people

[All 227 villages in Dubrajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/dubrajpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bodhgram?1,705 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bodhgram in?Birbhum district (Dubrajpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bodhgram?71.1% (Census 2011)