Village · Contai - III, Purba Medinipur
# Brahman Chak

Brahman Chak is a village in Contai - III sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 482 people in 103 households, the 114th largest of 166 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 89.9%.
- 482 people (2011)
- 103 households
- 91.6% literacy
- 898 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Brahman Chak

Of every 100 households in Brahman Chak in 2011, 44 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Brahman Chak · ■ Contai - III rural average
- Electricity for lighting 44% 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 90% 42%
- Television 16% 14%
- Mobile phone 56% 44%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 9% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 5% 27%
- Own their home 100% 94%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Brahman Chak?

■ Brahman Chak · ■ Contai - III rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 91.6% 89.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 898 945
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1095 948
- Working population 63.5% 41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.1% for men and 86.3% for women. 63% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 22 (7%) · ■ Farm labourers 59 (19%) · ■ Household industry 20 (7%) · ■ Other work 46 (15%) · ■ Marginal 159 (52%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Contai - III
- Siankabai 524 people
- Ku Kurmari 509 people
- Sonakandi 509 people
- Tatkapur 506 people
- Dumurbera 466 people
- Dhanghara 462 people
- Damua 460 people
- Tatka Bar 450 people

All 166 villages in Contai - III

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Brahman Chak? 482 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Brahman Chak in? Purba Medinipur district (Contai - III sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Brahman Chak? 91.6% (Census 2011)

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