# Paduma Village, Dubrajpur, Birbhum (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Dubrajpur, Birbhum 

# Paduma

Paduma is a village in Dubrajpur sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,140 people in 251 households**, the 54th largest of 191 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.3%.

- 1,140people (2011)
- 251households
- 60.7%literacy
- 972females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paduma

Of every 100 households in Paduma in 2011, 36 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Paduma · ■ Dubrajpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**77%

Use banking services ****8%**

**51%

Television ****18%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****44%**

**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 Paduma?

■ Paduma · ■ Dubrajpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.7%**

**68.3%

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

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****901**

**980

Working population ****44.9%**

**39.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.6% for men and 52.6% for women. 67% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 30 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (3%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 23 (4%) · **■** Marginal 441 (86%)

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

- Rautara1,171 people
- Rupsimuli1,162 people
- Uttar Daha1,151 people
- Metala1,148 people
- Chandipur1,136 people
- Agoa1,091 people
- Ekkabbarpur1,082 people
- Rengna1,067 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paduma?1,140 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paduma in?Birbhum district (Dubrajpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paduma?60.7% (Census 2011)