# Barmahishda Village, Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur 

# Barmahishda

Barmahishda is a village in Keshpur sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **453 people in 86 households**, the 254th largest of 570 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 453people (2011)
- 86households
- 61.7%literacy
- 961females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barmahishda

Of every 100 households in Barmahishda in 2011, 8 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barmahishda · ■ Keshpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**56%

Tap water ****2%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**10%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****99%**

**58%

Television ****5%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**18%

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 Barmahishda?

■ Barmahishda · ■ Keshpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.7%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1073**

**960

Working population ****47.5%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.8% for men and 56.2% for women. 55% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 96 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (3%) · **■** Other work 8 (4%) · **■** Marginal 104 (48%)

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 Keshpur

- Bara Rajgram458 people
- Panisara456 people
- Madhyam Parshura455 people
- Raipukuria Gholai454 people
- Memua453 people
- Birhimbar452 people
- Birbira448 people
- Dakshin Kenosa437 people

[All 634 villages in Keshpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/keshpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barmahishda?453 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barmahishda in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Barmahishda?61.7% (Census 2011)