# Bagdian Village, Contai - I, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Contai - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Bagdian

Bagdian is a village in Contai - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **575 people in 149 households**, the 113th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 89.3%.

- 575people (2011)
- 149households
- 92.6%literacy
- 831females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bagdian

Of every 100 households in Bagdian in 2011, 68 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Bagdian · ■ Contai - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****95%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**5%

Tap water ****1%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**15%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****32%**

**91%

Use banking services ****56%**

**43%

Television ****8%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**25%

Own their home ****86%**

**96%

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 Bagdian?

■ Bagdian · ■ Contai - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.6%**

**89.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****831**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****778**

**956

Working population ****38.3%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.5% for men and 87.9% for women. 58% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 125 (57%) · **■** Other work 36 (16%) · **■** Marginal 58 (26%)

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 Contai - I

- Narasingapur605 people
- Amartalya595 people
- Ratanpur583 people
- Madhabpur576 people
- Subdi574 people
- Gagannathpur Ist Part572 people
- Gopal Pur 2Nd Part557 people
- Tagria556 people

[All 225 villages in Contai - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/contai-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bagdian?575 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bagdian in?Purba Medinipur district (Contai - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bagdian?92.6% (Census 2011)