Village · Baruipur, South Twenty Four Parganas
# Begampur

Begampur is a village in Baruipur sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 12,742 people in 2,965 households, the 2nd largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.4%.
- 12,742 people (2011)
- 2,965 households
- 79.7% literacy
- 967 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Begampur

Of every 100 households in Begampur in 2011, 58 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Begampur · ■ Baruipur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 58% 55%
- Toilet within the home 66% 61%
- No toilet (open defecation) 32% 35%
- Tap water 24% 35%
- Drinking water within premises 8% 14%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 5% 8%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 90% 85%
- Use banking services 34% 39%
- Television 39% 32%
- Mobile phone 43% 43%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 7% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 3% 2%
- None of these assets 18% 29%
- Own their home 96% 94%

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

## What is the population of Begampur?

■ Begampur · ■ Baruipur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 79.7% 75.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 967 954
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 959 954
- Working population 44.3% 35.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.3% for men and 71.7% for women. 62% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 562 (10%) · ■ Farm labourers 591 (10%) · ■ Household industry 139 (2%) · ■ Other work 2,275 (40%) · ■ Marginal 2,084 (37%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Baruipur
- Ramnagar 17,053 people
- Sitakundu 11,354 people
- Brinda Khali 10,762 people
- Belgachhi 8,710 people
- Nabagram 8,452 people

All 126 villages in Baruipur

## Other places named Begampur
- Begampur · Town, Hugli · 10,487 people
- Begampur · Village, Basirhat - II, North Twenty Four Parganas · 6,923 people
- Begampur · Village, Bhinga, Shrawasti · 5,820 people
- Begampur · Village, Jalalgarh, Purnia · 5,442 people
- Begampur · Village, Kanth, Moradabad · 5,186 people
- Begampur · Village, Ambala, Ambala · 4,622 people

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Begampur? 12,742 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Begampur in? South Twenty Four Parganas district (Baruipur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Begampur? 79.7% (Census 2011)

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