# Baramushapur Village, Contai - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Contai - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Baramushapur

Baramushapur is a village in Contai - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **367 people in 82 households**, the 157th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 95.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 89.3%.

- 367people (2011)
- 82households
- 95.5%literacy
- 1,039females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Baramushapur

Of every 100 households in Baramushapur in 2011, 32 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Baramushapur · ■ Contai - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**5%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

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

**15%

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

**2%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****16%**

**43%

Television ****18%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**25%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Baramushapur?

■ Baramushapur · ■ Contai - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****95.5%**

**89.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1039**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1400**

**956

Working population ****52.6%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.2% for men and 92.8% for women. 66% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 19 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (11%) · **■** Other work 44 (23%) · **■** Marginal 108 (56%)

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

- Tagaria Gopalpur397 people
- Dandapur387 people
- Potapukhuria384 people
- Payrachali382 people
- Shribachhipur364 people
- Sarishaberya361 people
- Jugi Bar355 people
- Khikina344 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 Baramushapur?367 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baramushapur in?Purba Medinipur district (Contai - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Baramushapur?95.5% (Census 2011)