# Bamunia Jangal Village, Contai - III – Population & Literacy

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Village · Contai - III, Purba Medinipur 

# Bamunia Jangal

Bamunia Jangal is a village in Contai - III sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,248 people in 243 households**, the 34th largest of 166 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 89.9%.

- 1,248people (2011)
- 243households
- 82.3%literacy
- 1,026females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bamunia Jangal

Of every 100 households in Bamunia Jangal in 2011, 9 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bamunia Jangal · ■ Contai - III rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**40%

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

**95%

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

**4%

Tap water ****0%**

**20%

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

**2%

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

**2%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****42%**

**42%

Television ****6%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**27%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 Bamunia Jangal?

■ Bamunia Jangal · ■ Contai - III rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.3%**

**89.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1026**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1037**

**948

Working population ****54.2%**

**41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.7% for men and 75.1% for women. 60% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 83 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 77 (11%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 69 (10%) · **■** Marginal 442 (65%)

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 - III

- Gangadhar Chak1,320 people
- Uttar Rania1,308 people
- Jamuashankarpur1,306 people
- Mashagan1,266 people
- Kamarda1,225 people
- Jashabisha1,158 people
- Dakshinpithulia1,144 people
- Hatira1,133 people

[All 166 villages in Contai - III](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/contai-iii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bamunia Jangal?1,248 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bamunia Jangal in?Purba Medinipur district (Contai - III sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bamunia Jangal?82.3% (Census 2011)