# Bamarra Village, Raghunathpur - II, Puruliya (West Bengal)

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Village · Raghunathpur - II, Puruliya 

# Bamarra

Bamarra is a village in Raghunathpur - II sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,707 people in 497 households**, the 9th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.

- 2,707people (2011)
- 497households
- 68.0%literacy
- 893females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bamarra

Of every 100 households in Bamarra in 2011, 20 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bamarra · ■ Raghunathpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**91%

Tap water ****67%**

**46%

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

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**71%

Use banking services ****23%**

**55%

Television ****8%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**14%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Bamarra?

■ Bamarra · ■ Raghunathpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.0%**

**66.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****694**

**953

Working population ****36.6%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.7% for men and 54.2% for women. 52% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 48 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 90 (9%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 419 (42%) · **■** Marginal 432 (44%)

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 Raghunathpur - II

- Barra3,302 people
- Nutandi3,275 people
- Mangalda3,187 people
- Kargali3,111 people
- Bagra2,492 people
- Usir2,430 people
- Gabranda2,235 people
- Pabra2,143 people

[All 106 villages in Raghunathpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/raghunathpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bamarra?2,707 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bamarra in?Puruliya district (Raghunathpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bamarra?68.0% (Census 2011)