# Begampur Village, Murshidabad Jiaganj – Population & Literacy

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Village · Murshidabad Jiaganj, Murshidabad 

# Begampur

Begampur is a village in Murshidabad Jiaganj sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **140 people in 41 households**, the 119th largest of 127 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 140people (2011)
- 41households
- 78.9%literacy
- 750females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Begampur

Of every 100 households in Begampur in 2011, 68 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Begampur · ■ Murshidabad Jiaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**41%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**58%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**57%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**92%

Use banking services ****58%**

**38%

Television ****15%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**22%

Own their home ****95%**

**95%

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 Begampur?

■ Begampur · ■ Murshidabad Jiaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.9%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****750**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****333**

**960

Working population ****62.1%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.3% for men and 68.4% for women. 55% of men and 72% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 15 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (23%) · **■** Other work 7 (8%) · **■** Marginal 45 (52%)

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 Murshidabad Jiaganj

- Kanchannagar229 people
- Bhartadoba191 people
- Chandabag149 people
- Pashchim Gobindapur144 people
- Bageswarbati139 people
- Darura121 people
- Kaltapara101 people
- Aliganj98 people

[All 132 villages in Murshidabad Jiaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/murshidabad-jiaganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Begampur?140 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Begampur in?Murshidabad district (Murshidabad Jiaganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Begampur?78.9% (Census 2011)