Village · Kolaghat, Purba Medinipur
# Bhogpur

Bhogpur is a village in Kolaghat sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 7,559 people in 1,582 households, the 3rd largest of 106 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.5%.
- 7,559 people (2011)
- 1,582 households
- 83.1% literacy
- 908 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhogpur

Of every 100 households in Bhogpur in 2011, 45 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhogpur · ■ Kolaghat rural average
- Electricity for lighting 45% 61%
- Toilet within the home 72% 76%
- No toilet (open defecation) 23% 19%
- Tap water 2% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 6% 7%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 5% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 92% 90%
- Use banking services 37% 44%
- Television 24% 31%
- Mobile phone 48% 50%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 3% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 29% 17%
- Own their home 99% 97%

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

## What is the population of Bhogpur?

■ Bhogpur · ■ Kolaghat rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 83.1% 84.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 908 928
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 904 942
- Working population 37.6% 38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.0% for men and 76.6% for women. 57% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 271 (10%) · ■ Farm labourers 151 (5%) · ■ Household industry 252 (9%) · ■ Other work 1,128 (40%) · ■ Marginal 1,041 (37%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Kolaghat
- Derya Chak 11,358 people
- Brindaban Chak 10,235 people
- Saluka 5,680 people
- Narayan Pakuria 5,654 people
- Siddha 5,642 people
- Arar 5,618 people

All 109 villages in Kolaghat

## Other places named Bhogpur
- Bhogpur · Town, Jalandhar · 17,549 people
- Bhogpur · Village, Hardwar, Hardwar · 8,213 people
- Bhogpur · Village, Nagina, Bijnor · 3,794 people
- Bhogpur · Village, Baheri, Bareilly · 3,272 people
- Bhogpur · Village, Goreswar, Baksa · 2,946 people
- Bhogpur · Village, Barama, Baksa · 2,445 people

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Bhogpur? 7,559 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhogpur in? Purba Medinipur district (Kolaghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhogpur? 83.1% (Census 2011)

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