# Gur Gram Village, Bhagawanpur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bhagawanpur - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Gur Gram

Gur Gram is a village in Bhagawanpur - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **9,028 people in 1,993 households**, the 2nd largest of 164 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 88.4%.

- 9,028people (2011)
- 1,993households
- 85.7%literacy
- 919females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gur Gram

Of every 100 households in Gur Gram in 2011, 10 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gur Gram · ■ Bhagawanpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**87%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**10%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**3%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**92%

Use banking services ****24%**

**38%

Television ****4%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**33%

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 Gur Gram?

■ Gur Gram · ■ Bhagawanpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.7%**

**88.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****871**

**934

Working population ****44.1%**

**38.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.6% for men and 78.3% for women. 60% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 214 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 213 (5%) · **■** Household industry 32 (1%) · **■** Other work 363 (9%) · **■** Marginal 3,159 (79%)

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 Bhagawanpur - I

- Mahammadpur9,438 people
- Bibhisanpur6,311 people
- Sar Berya5,903 people
- Kotbar5,737 people
- Narayan Danri5,069 people

[All 165 villages in Bhagawanpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/bhagawanpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gur Gram?9,028 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gur Gram in?Purba Medinipur district (Bhagawanpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gur Gram?85.7% (Census 2011)