# Balarampur Village, Kharagpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Balarampur

Balarampur is a village in Kharagpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,336 people in 529 households**, the 9th largest of 330 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 2,336people (2011)
- 529households
- 76.8%literacy
- 966females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Balarampur

Of every 100 households in Balarampur in 2011, 37 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Balarampur · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**46%

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

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**50%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**26%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****50%**

**94%

Use banking services ****21%**

**42%

Television ****8%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**26%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.8%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****950**

**970

Working population ****41.9%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.2% for men and 70.3% for women. 59% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 122 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 177 (18%) · **■** Household industry 16 (2%) · **■** Other work 257 (26%) · **■** Marginal 406 (42%)

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 - II

- Khatranga3,017 people
- Sankoa2,759 people
- Sultanpur2,506 people
- Dharimba2,427 people
- Uttarshimla2,282 people
- Pelagerya2,278 people
- Barbansi2,130 people
- Arashini2,029 people

[All 353 villages in Kharagpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/kharagpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Balarampur?2,336 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balarampur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Balarampur?76.8% (Census 2011)