# Brahmankhanda Village, Nanoor, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Nanoor, Birbhum 

# Brahmankhanda

Brahmankhanda is a village in Nanoor sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,842 people in 1,384 households**, the 3rd largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%.

- 5,842people (2011)
- 1,384households
- 67.5%literacy
- 907females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Brahmankhanda

Of every 100 households in Brahmankhanda in 2011, 31 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Brahmankhanda · ■ Nanoor rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**72%

Tap water ****20%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**23%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**91%

Use banking services ****34%**

**61%

Television ****20%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**33%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Brahmankhanda?

■ Brahmankhanda · ■ Nanoor rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.5%**

**69.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****804**

**968

Working population ****36.7%**

**37.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.0% for men and 62.6% for women. 58% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 426 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 375 (17%) · **■** Household industry 75 (3%) · **■** Other work 598 (28%) · **■** Marginal 671 (31%)

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 Nanoor

- Chandidas Nanur8,399 people
- Kirnahar7,103 people
- Charkalgram5,344 people
- Papuri5,148 people
- Daskalgram4,377 people
- Sajnor4,274 people

[All 137 villages in Nanoor](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/nanoor/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Brahmankhanda?5,842 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Brahmankhanda in?Birbhum district (Nanoor sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Brahmankhanda?67.5% (Census 2011)