Village · Baruipur, South Twenty Four Parganas
# Padmajala

Padmajala is a village in Baruipur sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 4,937 people in 1,092 households, the 12th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.4%.
- 4,937 people (2011)
- 1,092 households
- 76.7% literacy
- 929 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Padmajala

Of every 100 households in Padmajala in 2011, 62 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Padmajala · ■ Baruipur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 62% 55%
- Toilet within the home 58% 61%
- No toilet (open defecation) 37% 35%
- Tap water 51% 35%
- Drinking water within premises 4% 14%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 8%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 90% 85%
- Use banking services 17% 39%
- Television 18% 32%
- Mobile phone 27% 43%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 5% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 2%
- None of these assets 44% 29%
- Own their home 97% 94%

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

## What is the population of Padmajala?

■ Padmajala · ■ Baruipur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 76.7% 75.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 929 954
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 875 954
- Working population 38.9% 35.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.9% for men and 72.2% for women. 55% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 258 (13%) · ■ Farm labourers 214 (11%) · ■ Household industry 25 (1%) · ■ Other work 551 (29%) · ■ Marginal 874 (45%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Baruipur
- Uttar Bhag 6,748 people
- Sikhar Bali 6,205 people
- Kuruli 5,755 people
- Betberia 5,125 people
- Balbalia 4,759 people
- Panch Gachhia 4,710 people
- Ganespur 4,530 people
- Faridpur 4,512 people

All 126 villages in Baruipur

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Padmajala? 4,937 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Padmajala in? South Twenty Four Parganas district (Baruipur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Padmajala? 76.7% (Census 2011)

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