# Berma Village, Balarampur, Puruliya (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Balarampur, Puruliya 

# Berma

Berma is a village in Balarampur sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,592 people in 519 households**, the 9th largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.2%.

- 2,592people (2011)
- 519households
- 44.7%literacy
- 912females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Berma

Of every 100 households in Berma in 2011, 30 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Berma · ■ Balarampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**97%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**7%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**89%

Use banking services ****22%**

**39%

Television ****22%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**22%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Berma?

■ Berma · ■ Balarampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.7%**

**57.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****781**

**939

Working population ****40.7%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.1% for men and 33.7% for women. 51% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 34 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 161 (15%) · **■** Household industry 21 (2%) · **■** Other work 431 (41%) · **■** Marginal 409 (39%)

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

- Namshol2,849 people
- Dabha2,841 people
- Darda2,619 people
- Malti2,597 people
- Chhota Urmma2,548 people
- Shyamnagar Alias Jajodih2,390 people
- Biramdih2,258 people
- Panradda2,240 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Berma?2,592 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Berma in?Puruliya district (Balarampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Berma?44.7% (Census 2011)