Village · Indus, Bankura
# Baikuntha Pur

Baikuntha Pur is a village in Indus sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 1,042 people in 223 households, the 59th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.
- 1,042 people (2011)
- 223 households
- 52.3% literacy
- 915 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Baikuntha Pur

Of every 100 households in Baikuntha Pur in 2011, 41 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Baikuntha Pur · ■ Indus rural average
- Electricity for lighting 41% 50%
- Toilet within the home 33% 33%
- No toilet (open defecation) 67% 66%
- Tap water 6% 8%
- Drinking water within premises 11% 28%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 28% 80%
- Use banking services 56% 39%
- Television 22% 25%
- Mobile phone 39% 38%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 4% 8%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 18% 18%
- Own their home 96% 99%

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

## What is the population of Baikuntha Pur?

■ Baikuntha Pur · ■ Indus rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 52.3% 71.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 915 958
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 641 964
- Working population 50.5% 40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.0% for men and 45.3% for women. 61% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 14 (3%) · ■ Farm labourers 131 (25%) · ■ Household industry 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 60 (11%) · ■ Marginal 318 (60%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Indus
- Shankhrul 1,148 people
- Jhiknara 1,128 people
- Kalagram 1,110 people
- Rasulpur 1,110 people
- Kishorkona 1,029 people
- Narayanpur 1,022 people
- Karar Danga 995 people
- Maurui 994 people

All 131 villages in Indus

## Other places named Baikuntha Pur
- Baikunthapur · Village, Pursura, Hugli · 8,794 people
- Baikunthapur · Village, Shyampur - II, Haora · 4,653 people
- Baikunthapur · Village, Ratua - I, Maldah · 3,968 people
- Baikunthapur · Village, Farakka, Murshidabad · 3,730 people
- Baikunthapur · Village, Burdwan - II, Barddhaman · 2,742 people
- Baikunthapur · Village, Hezamara, West Tripura · 2,645 people

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Baikuntha Pur? 1,042 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baikuntha Pur in? Bankura district (Indus sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Baikuntha Pur? 52.3% (Census 2011)

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