# Bam Diha Village, Nayagram, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Nayagram, Paschim Medinipur 

# Bam Diha

Bam Diha is a village in Nayagram sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **310 people in 64 households**, the 176th largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%.

- 310people (2011)
- 64households
- 58.6%literacy
- 1,013females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bam Diha

Of every 100 households in Bam Diha in 2011, 38 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bam Diha · ■ Nayagram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**20%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****12%**

**18%

Television ****0%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****16%**

**21%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Bam Diha?

■ Bam Diha · ■ Nayagram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.6%**

**63.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1013**

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**963

Working population ****59.0%**

**49.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.2% for men and 44.2% for women. 58% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 18 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 34 (19%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 128 (70%)

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 Nayagram

- Bara Mara316 people
- Dhan Sulia316 people
- Andhari Sol315 people
- Uthan Nayagram315 people
- Sari Pura305 people
- Taldangra304 people
- Hati Top302 people
- Gopalpur295 people

[All 336 villages in Nayagram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/nayagram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bam Diha?310 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bam Diha in?Paschim Medinipur district (Nayagram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bam Diha?58.6% (Census 2011)