# Bhamal Village, Gopiballavpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Gopiballavpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Bhamal

Bhamal is a village in Gopiballavpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,991 people in 344 households**, the 4th largest of 175 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%.

- 1,991people (2011)
- 344households
- 68.0%literacy
- 941females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhamal

Of every 100 households in Bhamal in 2011, 20 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhamal · ■ Gopiballavpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**83%

Tap water ****6%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**95%

Use banking services ****21%**

**50%

Television ****9%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****37%**

**32%

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 Bhamal?

■ Bhamal · ■ Gopiballavpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.0%**

**71.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****986**

**940

Working population ****34.5%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.9% for men and 56.3% for women. 50% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 99 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 48 (7%) · **■** Household industry 48 (7%) · **■** Other work 110 (16%) · **■** Marginal 382 (56%)

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 Gopiballavpur - II

- Chorchita4,383 people
- Petbindhi3,847 people
- Jahanpur3,521 people
- Mahapal1,867 people
- Kalinja1,802 people
- Tapsia1,779 people
- Kuliana1,777 people

[All 192 villages in Gopiballavpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/gopiballavpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhamal?1,991 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhamal in?Paschim Medinipur district (Gopiballavpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhamal?68.0% (Census 2011)