# Balarampur Village, Sahid Matangini – Population & Literacy

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Village · Sahid Matangini, Purba Medinipur 

# Balarampur

Balarampur is a village in Sahid Matangini sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,350 people in 1,007 households**, the 6th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.8%.

- 4,350people (2011)
- 1,007households
- 86.8%literacy
- 938females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Balarampur

Of every 100 households in Balarampur in 2011, 60 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Balarampur · ■ Sahid Matangini rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**68%

Toilet within the home ****77%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****23%**

**21%

Tap water ****1%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**89%

Use banking services ****19%**

**38%

Television ****16%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****26%**

**24%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

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 Balarampur?

■ Balarampur · ■ Sahid Matangini rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.8%**

**86.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****946**

**955

Working population ****33.3%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.4% for men and 80.8% for women. 60% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 196 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 242 (17%) · **■** Household industry 51 (4%) · **■** Other work 700 (48%) · **■** Marginal 259 (18%)

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 Sahid Matangini

- Uttar Dhalhara7,150 people
- Janu Basan5,363 people
- Baragechhe4,981 people
- Chatara4,868 people
- Gathra4,348 people
- Alinan4,339 people
- Mashisda4,279 people
- Saira4,122 people

[All 86 villages in Sahid Matangini](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/sahid-matangini/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Balarampur?4,350 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balarampur in?Purba Medinipur district (Sahid Matangini sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Balarampur?86.8% (Census 2011)