# Brahman Shasan Village, Debra, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Debra, Paschim Medinipur 

# Brahman Shasan

Brahman Shasan is a village in Debra sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **790 people in 185 households**, the 113th largest of 460 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.8%.

- 790people (2011)
- 185households
- 76.9%literacy
- 1,031females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Brahman Shasan

Of every 100 households in Brahman Shasan in 2011, 33 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Brahman Shasan · ■ Debra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****57%**

**34%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**95%

Use banking services ****59%**

**50%

Television ****22%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**18%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Brahman Shasan?

■ Brahman Shasan · ■ Debra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.9%**

**81.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1031**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1225**

**988

Working population ****41.9%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.1% for men and 66.8% for women. 57% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 33 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 32 (10%) · **■** Other work 62 (19%) · **■** Marginal 204 (62%)

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 Debra

- Amba Dighi801 people
- Paikpari800 people
- Bikrampur798 people
- Basantapur794 people
- Arjjuni788 people
- Bali Chak787 people
- Dhubni779 people
- Sirama Patna775 people

[All 477 villages in Debra](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/debra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Brahman Shasan?790 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Brahman Shasan in?Paschim Medinipur district (Debra sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Brahman Shasan?76.9% (Census 2011)