# Baju, Panskura, Purba Medinipur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Panskura, Purba Medinipur 

# Baju

Baju is a village in [Panskura](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/panskura/) sub-district of [Purba Medinipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **295 people in 65 households**, the 216th largest of 225 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.

- 295people (2011)
- 65households
- 79.3%literacy
- 980females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Baju

Of every 100 households in Baju in 2011, 54 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Baju · ■ Panskura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**75%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**22%

Tap water ****5%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**8%

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

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****51%**

**36%

Television ****45%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**1%

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

**15%

Own their home ****97%**

**97%

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 Baju?

■ Baju · ■ Panskura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.3%**

**83.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****706**

**949

Working population ****55.3%**

**45.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.9% for men and 67.9% for women. 64% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 36 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (6%) · **■** Household industry 7 (4%) · **■** Other work 43 (26%) · **■** Marginal 67 (41%)

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 Panskura

- Kunarpur352 people
- Akhuar348 people
- Uttar Palsa320 people
- Jogibar309 people
- Chaulyakuri280 people
- Uttar Maynadal264 people
- Baruipur220 people
- Nachhipur203 people

[All 230 villages in Panskura](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/panskura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Baju?295 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baju in?Purba Medinipur district (Panskura sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Baju?79.3% (Census 2011)