# Olma Village, Contai - III, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Contai - III, Purba Medinipur 

# Olma

Olma is a village in Contai - III sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **385 people in 90 households**, the 127th largest of 166 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 89.9%.

- 385people (2011)
- 90households
- 89.7%literacy
- 816females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Olma

Of every 100 households in Olma in 2011, 83 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Olma · ■ Contai - III rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**40%

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

**95%

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

**4%

Tap water ****95%**

**20%

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

**2%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****16%**

**92%

Use banking services ****30%**

**42%

Television ****29%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**27%

Own their home ****88%**

**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 Olma?

■ Olma · ■ Contai - III rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.7%**

**89.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****816**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****571**

**948

Working population ****65.7%**

**41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.3% for men and 80.9% for women. 67% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 29 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 108 (43%) · **■** Marginal 107 (42%)

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

- Jaynagar407 people
- Kanrgan407 people
- Kharij Bar406 people
- Bhutgerya389 people
- Chandrikala Punja345 people
- Sher Pur Bamun Bar323 people
- Mahesdasbar319 people
- Hapua313 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 Olma?385 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Olma in?Purba Medinipur district (Contai - III sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Olma?89.7% (Census 2011)