Village · Jhalda - II, Puruliya
# Lagam

Lagam is a village in Jhalda - II sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 379 people in 70 households, the 100th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.6%.
- 379 people (2011)
- 70 households
- 42.4% literacy
- 1,117 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Lagam

Of every 100 households in Lagam in 2011, 9 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Lagam · ■ Jhalda - II rural average
- Electricity for lighting 9% 21%
- Toilet within the home 0% 3%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 96%
- Tap water 0% 8%
- Drinking water within premises 4% 8%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 80%
- Use banking services 4% 30%
- Television 7% 6%
- Mobile phone 15% 16%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 2% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 12% 35%
- Own their home 100% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Lagam?

■ Lagam · ■ Jhalda - II rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 42.4% 54.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1117 964
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1417 973
- Working population 40.9% 45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.4% for men and 26.5% for women. 56% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 14 (9%) · ■ Farm labourers 54 (35%) · ■ Other work 85 (55%) · ■ Marginal 2 (1%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Jhalda - II
- Narayanpur 414 people
- Karumama 413 people
- Basudebpur 393 people
- Nischintapur 383 people
- Hanslata 377 people
- Sulung Lahar 337 people
- Urmad 297 people
- Rampur 294 people

All 129 villages in Jhalda - II

## Other places named Lagam
- Lagam · Village, Silli, Ranchi · 1,837 people
- Lagam · Village, Mulchera, Gadchiroli · 1,538 people
- Lagam · Village, Thembang, West Kameng · 42 people

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Lagam? 379 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lagam in? Puruliya district (Jhalda - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Lagam? 42.4% (Census 2011)

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