# Bhamal Village, Sankrail, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Sankrail, Paschim Medinipur 

# Bhamal

Bhamal is a village in Sankrail sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,161 people in 242 households**, the 11th largest of 247 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 1,161people (2011)
- 242households
- 65.1%literacy
- 981females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhamal

Of every 100 households in Bhamal in 2011, 46 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhamal · ■ Sankrail rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**32%

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

**1%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****9%**

**51%

Television ****3%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**19%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Bhamal?

■ Bhamal · ■ Sankrail rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.1%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****811**

**973

Working population ****41.6%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.4% for men and 54.0% for women. 56% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 114 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 111 (23%) · **■** Other work 49 (10%) · **■** Marginal 209 (43%)

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 Sankrail

- Dumuria Shrishbani1,320 people
- Chirakuti1,291 people
- Jangal Kurachi1,280 people
- Ranjitpur1,216 people
- Naihati1,143 people
- Hanumanta Nengurya1,046 people
- Bakra1,040 people
- Kukrakhupi963 people

[All 287 villages in Sankrail](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/sankrail/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhamal?1,161 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhamal in?Paschim Medinipur district (Sankrail sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhamal?65.1% (Census 2011)