# Brahmasasan Village, Santipur, Nadia (West Bengal)

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Village · Santipur, Nadia 

# Brahmasasan

Brahmasasan is a village in Santipur sub-district of Nadia district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,184 people in 242 households**, the 41st largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.5%.

- 1,184people (2011)
- 242households
- 62.5%literacy
- 944females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Brahmasasan

Of every 100 households in Brahmasasan in 2011, 25 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Brahmasasan · ■ Santipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****69%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****31%**

**31%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****89%**

**66%

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

**3%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****15%**

**28%

Television ****4%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**29%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Brahmasasan?

■ Brahmasasan · ■ Santipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.5%**

**69.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****773**

**963

Working population ****44.1%**

**40.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.1% for men and 59.8% for women. 55% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (4%) · **■** Household industry 228 (44%) · **■** Other work 95 (18%) · **■** Marginal 179 (34%)

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 Santipur

- Media1,317 people
- Narasinha Nagar1,215 people
- Simulia1,208 people
- Chhotajiakur1,194 people
- Phulia1,073 people
- Karanchapali1,050 people
- Kutubpur937 people
- Bansdob868 people

[All 65 villages in Santipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/santipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Brahmasasan?1,184 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Brahmasasan in?Nadia district (Santipur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Brahmasasan?62.5% (Census 2011)