# Brahmapur Village, Maynaguri, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Maynaguri, Jalpaiguri 

# Brahmapur

Brahmapur is a village in Maynaguri sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,883 people in 657 households**, the 42nd largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 2,883people (2011)
- 657households
- 69.5%literacy
- 889females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Brahmapur

Of every 100 households in Brahmapur in 2011, 23 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Brahmapur · ■ Maynaguri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**20%

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

**32%

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

**67%

Tap water ****2%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****77%**

**68%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****17%**

**22%

Television ****10%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****39%**

**31%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 · ■ Maynaguri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.5%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****789**

**940

Working population ****52.0%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.5% for men and 61.7% for women. 62% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 440 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 277 (18%) · **■** Other work 168 (11%) · **■** Marginal 613 (41%)

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 Maynaguri

- Gaurgram3,016 people
- Barnes2,983 people
- Dakshin Dangapara2,938 people
- Bhangarhat2,933 people
- Satvendi2,847 people
- Bhangamali2,842 people
- Kaoagap2,808 people
- Chapgar2,804 people

[All 85 villages in Maynaguri](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/maynaguri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Brahmapur?2,883 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Brahmapur in?Jalpaiguri district (Maynaguri sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Brahmapur?69.5% (Census 2011)