# Paduma Village, Magrahat - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Magrahat - I, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Paduma

Paduma is a village in Magrahat - I sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,369 people in 491 households**, the 40th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.0%.

- 2,369people (2011)
- 491households
- 56.3%literacy
- 989females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paduma

Of every 100 households in Paduma in 2011, 18 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Paduma · ■ Magrahat - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**53%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**51%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**2%

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

**3%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****19%**

**33%

Television ****3%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****73%**

**38%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Paduma?

■ Paduma · ■ Magrahat - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.3%**

**74.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1045**

**983

Working population ****35.9%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.8% for men and 47.7% for women. 53% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 14 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 107 (13%) · **■** Household industry 19 (2%) · **■** Other work 274 (32%) · **■** Marginal 437 (51%)

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 Magrahat - I

- Chak Raypur2,437 people
- Payra Chali2,420 people
- Bahir Gachhi2,409 people
- Chak Debughosh2,401 people
- Mahishamuri2,339 people
- Gopalnagar2,208 people
- Malangi Sarishapara2,182 people
- Madhya Krishnapur2,101 people

[All 81 villages in Magrahat - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/magrahat-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paduma?2,369 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paduma in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Magrahat - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paduma?56.3% (Census 2011)