# Brahmapur Village, Kumarganj, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Kumarganj, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Brahmapur

Brahmapur is a village in Kumarganj sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,223 people in 289 households**, the 42nd largest of 208 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 1,223people (2011)
- 289households
- 60.8%literacy
- 876females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Brahmapur

Of every 100 households in Brahmapur in 2011, 15 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Brahmapur · ■ Kumarganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**70%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**93%

Use banking services ****16%**

**25%

Television ****9%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****54%**

**33%

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 Brahmapur?

■ Brahmapur · ■ Kumarganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.8%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****876**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****729**

**951

Working population ****43.0%**

**43.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.8% for men and 54.0% for women. 62% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 50 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 238 (45%) · **■** Other work 82 (16%) · **■** Marginal 156 (30%)

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 Kumarganj

- Dhadalpara1,297 people
- Amulia1,293 people
- Menapur1,283 people
- Pirozpur1,234 people
- Angina1,194 people
- Ajhair1,139 people
- Mohana1,122 people
- Krishnapur1,110 people

[All 218 villages in Kumarganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/kumarganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Brahmapur?1,223 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Brahmapur in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Kumarganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Brahmapur?60.8% (Census 2011)