# Brahmapur Village, Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Brahmapur

Brahmapur is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **773 people in 172 households**, the 167th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 773people (2011)
- 172households
- 63.3%literacy
- 982females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Brahmapur

Of every 100 households in Brahmapur in 2011, 2 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Brahmapur · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**67%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****75%**

**72%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****19%**

**92%

Use banking services ****24%**

**24%

Television ****12%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**21%

Own their home ****88%**

**97%

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 Brahmapur?

■ Brahmapur · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.3%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1209**

**939

Working population ****50.6%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.5% for men and 52.6% for women. 59% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 57 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 95 (24%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 26 (7%) · **■** Marginal 212 (54%)

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 Raiganj

- Hatmani858 people
- Dangapara832 people
- Bhiti811 people
- Bastor799 people
- Bannagra762 people
- Budhor757 people
- Chapra745 people
- Baniapukur728 people

[All 222 villages in Raiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/raiganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Brahmapur?773 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Brahmapur in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Brahmapur?63.3% (Census 2011)