# Braja Kishorpur Village, Potashpur - II – Population

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Village · Potashpur - II, Purba Medinipur 

# Braja Kishorpur

Braja Kishorpur is a village in Potashpur - II sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,248 people in 291 households**, the 45th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.5%.

- 1,248people (2011)
- 291households
- 91.1%literacy
- 932females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Braja Kishorpur

Of every 100 households in Braja Kishorpur in 2011, 84 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Braja Kishorpur · ■ Potashpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**34%

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

**94%

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

**5%

Tap water ****8%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**97%

Use banking services ****2%**

**36%

Television ****19%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**21%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Braja Kishorpur?

■ Braja Kishorpur · ■ Potashpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.1%**

**86.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1145**

**943

Working population ****36.5%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.2% for men and 86.6% for women. 62% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 131 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 120 (26%) · **■** Household industry 71 (16%) · **■** Other work 75 (16%) · **■** Marginal 59 (13%)

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 - II

- Krishnapur1,456 people
- Chakrasul1,268 people
- Agraiya1,266 people
- Samashpur1,253 people
- Dhusurda1,237 people
- Baman Bar1,230 people
- Deulbar1,224 people
- Kashimpur1,220 people

[All 151 villages in Potashpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/potashpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Braja Kishorpur?1,248 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Braja Kishorpur in?Purba Medinipur district (Potashpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Braja Kishorpur?91.1% (Census 2011)