# Baghadih Village, Balarampur, Puruliya (West Bengal)

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Village · Balarampur, Puruliya 

# Baghadih

Baghadih is a village in Balarampur sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,208 people in 244 households**, the 40th largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.2%.

- 1,208people (2011)
- 244households
- 66.5%literacy
- 873females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Baghadih

Of every 100 households in Baghadih in 2011, 49 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Baghadih · ■ Balarampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**97%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**89%

Use banking services ****59%**

**39%

Television ****16%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**22%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Baghadih?

■ Baghadih · ■ Balarampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.5%**

**57.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****873**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**939

Working population ****29.6%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.9% for men and 48.9% for women. 51% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 21 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (6%) · **■** Household industry 17 (5%) · **■** Other work 226 (63%) · **■** Marginal 73 (20%)

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 Balarampur

- Nekre1,297 people
- Kurni1,288 people
- Rapkata1,211 people
- Siringi1,211 people
- Gohaldang1,160 people
- Kadamdih1,148 people
- Tilai1,100 people
- Fatehpur1,054 people

[All 90 villages in Balarampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/balarampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Baghadih?1,208 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baghadih in?Puruliya district (Balarampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Baghadih?66.5% (Census 2011)