# Bhagabanpur Village, Potashpur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Potashpur - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Bhagabanpur

Bhagabanpur is a village in Potashpur - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,105 people in 536 households**, the 22nd largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.3%.

- 2,105people (2011)
- 536households
- 86.6%literacy
- 919females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhagabanpur

Of every 100 households in Bhagabanpur in 2011, 36 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bhagabanpur · ■ Potashpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**95%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**4%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**95%

Use banking services ****32%**

**46%

Television ****11%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****46%**

**30%

Own their home ****91%**

**98%

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 Bhagabanpur?

■ Bhagabanpur · ■ Potashpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.6%**

**86.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****871**

**932

Working population ****46.8%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.3% for men and 80.5% for women. 57% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 271 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 224 (23%) · **■** Household industry 34 (3%) · **■** Other work 85 (9%) · **■** Marginal 371 (38%)

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 Potashpur - I

- Goyalda2,318 people
- Makrampur2,293 people
- Kharan2,198 people
- Purba Amarshi2,175 people
- Saridaspur2,101 people
- Padima1,879 people
- Shoula Bheri1,856 people
- Tal Chitkini1,829 people

[All 139 villages in Potashpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/potashpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhagabanpur?2,105 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhagabanpur in?Purba Medinipur district (Potashpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhagabanpur?86.6% (Census 2011)