# Bahurupa Village, Narayangarh, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Narayangarh, Paschim Medinipur 

# Bahurupa

Bahurupa is a village in Narayangarh sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,071 people in 1,218 households**, the 1st largest of 466 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 5,071people (2011)
- 1,218households
- 70.3%literacy
- 970females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bahurupa

Of every 100 households in Bahurupa in 2011, 26 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bahurupa · ■ Narayangarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**44%

Tap water ****36%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**96%

Use banking services ****61%**

**61%

Television ****19%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**17%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Bahurupa?

■ Bahurupa · ■ Narayangarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.3%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****950**

**942

Working population ****42.0%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.1% for men and 63.5% for women. 57% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 254 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 508 (24%) · **■** Household industry 21 (1%) · **■** Other work 450 (21%) · **■** Marginal 895 (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 Narayangarh

- Bara Matkatpur3,800 people
- Handla3,779 people
- Kasba Narayangar3,627 people
- Duria3,606 people

[All 516 villages in Narayangarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/narayangarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bahurupa?5,071 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bahurupa in?Paschim Medinipur district (Narayangarh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bahurupa?70.3% (Census 2011)