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

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Village · Contai - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Hamirpur

Hamirpur is a village in Contai - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **287 people in 60 households**, the 172nd largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 89.3%.

- 287people (2011)
- 60households
- 92.9%literacy
- 966females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Hamirpur

Of every 100 households in Hamirpur in 2011, 97 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Hamirpur · ■ Contai - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**51%

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

**94%

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

**5%

Tap water ****3%**

**11%

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

**15%

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

**2%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****41%**

**43%

Television ****28%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**25%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Hamirpur?

■ Hamirpur · ■ Contai - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.9%**

**89.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**956

Working population ****55.7%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 99.2% for men and 86.5% for women. 64% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 8 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (7%) · **■** Household industry 31 (19%) · **■** Other work 36 (22%) · **■** Marginal 74 (46%)

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

- Ulu Bere294 people
- Kandarapur Sanniyasi Bar290 people
- Akgerya289 people
- Gobindapur287 people
- Raktia286 people
- Murabania284 people
- Badalpur281 people
- Baguran281 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 Hamirpur?287 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hamirpur in?Purba Medinipur district (Contai - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Hamirpur?92.9% (Census 2011)