# Bamua Village, Chanchal - I, Maldah (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Chanchal - I, Maldah 

# Bamua

Bamua is a village in Chanchal - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,449 people in 371 households**, the 52nd largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%.

- 1,449people (2011)
- 371households
- 65.3%literacy
- 993females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bamua

Of every 100 households in Bamua in 2011, 27 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bamua · ■ Chanchal - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**72%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**27%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**91%

Use banking services ****42%**

**42%

Television ****10%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**34%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Bamua?

■ Bamua · ■ Chanchal - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.3%**

**64.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****757**

**944

Working population ****36.7%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.1% for men and 58.7% for women. 50% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 135 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 183 (34%) · **■** Household industry 15 (3%) · **■** Other work 47 (9%) · **■** Marginal 152 (29%)

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 Chanchal - I

- Uttar Gopalpur1,633 people
- Ashapur1,619 people
- Uttar Basantapur1,498 people
- Bakipur1,489 people
- Shaktihar1,410 people
- Kusmai1,384 people
- Tarapur1,376 people
- Pirozabad1,352 people

[All 100 villages in Chanchal - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/chanchal-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bamua?1,449 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bamua in?Maldah district (Chanchal - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bamua?65.3% (Census 2011)