# Brahmanbahara Village, Mayureswar - II, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Mayureswar - II, Birbhum 

# Brahmanbahara

Brahmanbahara is a village in Mayureswar - II sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,741 people in 666 households**, the 7th largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 2,741people (2011)
- 666households
- 80.9%literacy
- 903females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Brahmanbahara

Of every 100 households in Brahmanbahara in 2011, 30 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Brahmanbahara · ■ Mayureswar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**18%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**90%

Use banking services ****29%**

**23%

Television ****16%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**41%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Brahmanbahara?

■ Brahmanbahara · ■ Mayureswar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.9%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1061**

**963

Working population ****38.6%**

**46.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.7% for men and 74.4% for women. 58% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 163 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 161 (15%) · **■** Other work 135 (13%) · **■** Marginal 600 (57%)

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 Mayureswar - II

- Katasur4,302 people
- Chhota Turigram3,976 people
- Duna3,097 people
- Basudebpur2,865 people
- Ulkunda2,704 people
- Prajapara2,472 people
- Kushtor2,459 people
- Bara Akulpur2,224 people

[All 131 villages in Mayureswar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/mayureswar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Brahmanbahara?2,741 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Brahmanbahara in?Birbhum district (Mayureswar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Brahmanbahara?80.9% (Census 2011)