# Begampur Village, Basirhat - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Basirhat - II, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Begampur

Begampur is a village in Basirhat - II sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,923 people in 1,568 households**, the 7th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.6%.

- 6,923people (2011)
- 1,568households
- 75.2%literacy
- 946females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Begampur

Of every 100 households in Begampur in 2011, 43 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Begampur · ■ Basirhat - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****70%**

**72%

No toilet (open defecation) ****12%**

**22%

Tap water ****1%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**33%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**93%

Use banking services ****22%**

**41%

Television ****13%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 · ■ Basirhat - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.2%**

**77.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****906**

**969

Working population ****32.1%**

**34.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.4% for men and 70.8% for women. 57% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 247 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 521 (23%) · **■** Household industry 203 (9%) · **■** Other work 667 (30%) · **■** Marginal 586 (26%)

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 Basirhat - II

- Srinagar11,025 people
- Rajendrapur10,417 people
- Kachua Swarupnagar8,383 people
- Nehalpur7,682 people
- Ghona5,763 people
- Chanpa Pukhuria5,738 people
- Sadiknagar5,082 people
- Matia4,579 people

[All 67 villages in Basirhat - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/basirhat-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Begampur?6,923 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Begampur in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Basirhat - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Begampur?75.2% (Census 2011)