# Makrampur Village, Potashpur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Potashpur - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Makrampur

Makrampur is a village in Potashpur - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,293 people in 507 households**, the 19th largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.3%.

- 2,293people (2011)
- 507households
- 89.2%literacy
- 917females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Makrampur

Of every 100 households in Makrampur in 2011, 25 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Makrampur · ■ Potashpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**95%

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

**4%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**18%

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

**1%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****45%**

**46%

Television ****18%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****14%**

**30%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Makrampur?

■ Makrampur · ■ Potashpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.2%**

**86.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****942**

**932

Working population ****33.6%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.4% for men and 83.5% for women. 61% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 296 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 217 (28%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 72 (9%) · **■** Marginal 172 (22%)

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

- Barui Pur2,618 people
- Teparpara2,505 people
- Shyam Khola2,497 people
- Goyalda2,318 people
- Kharan2,198 people
- Purba Amarshi2,175 people
- Bhagabanpur2,105 people
- Saridaspur2,101 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 Makrampur?2,293 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Makrampur in?Purba Medinipur district (Potashpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Makrampur?89.2% (Census 2011)