# Balarampur Village, Kharagpur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Balarampur

Balarampur is a village in Kharagpur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,133 people in 245 households**, the 38th largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 1,133people (2011)
- 245households
- 90.5%literacy
- 1,041females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Balarampur

Of every 100 households in Balarampur in 2011, 97 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Balarampur · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****99%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**83%

Use banking services ****81%**

**46%

Television ****60%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****29%**

**15%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****4%**

**15%

Own their home ****99%**

**95%

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 Balarampur?

■ Balarampur · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.5%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1041**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****776**

**971

Working population ****31.4%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.9% for men and 84.6% for women. 54% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 82 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (4%) · **■** Other work 208 (58%) · **■** Marginal 51 (14%)

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 Kharagpur - I

- Porapara1,233 people
- Rajpura1,146 people
- Dewanmara Ayma1,145 people
- Basantapur1,142 people
- Kanthra1,112 people
- Khemasoli1,108 people
- Samraipur1,042 people
- Keshuria1,022 people

[All 268 villages in Kharagpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/kharagpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Balarampur?1,133 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balarampur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Balarampur?90.5% (Census 2011)