# Fakirpur Village, Burdwan - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Burdwan - I, Barddhaman 

# Fakirpur

Fakirpur is a village in Burdwan - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,099 people in 233 households**, the 54th largest of 75 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.8%.

- 1,099people (2011)
- 233households
- 73.9%literacy
- 980females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Fakirpur

Of every 100 households in Fakirpur in 2011, 44 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Fakirpur · ■ Burdwan - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**48%

Tap water ****7%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****59%**

**74%

Use banking services ****3%**

**50%

Television ****35%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**3%

None of these assets ****7%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**93%

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 Fakirpur?

■ Fakirpur · ■ Burdwan - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.9%**

**74.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1267**

**981

Working population ****34.7%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.0% for men and 64.3% for women. 57% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 79 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 74 (19%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 184 (48%) · **■** Marginal 35 (9%)

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 Burdwan - I

- Sapar1,201 people
- Nityanandapur1,193 people
- Sirajpur1,139 people
- Jotgoda1,122 people
- Kasimpur1,072 people
- Tentral1,054 people
- Chamardighi994 people
- Kantia969 people

[All 76 villages in Burdwan - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/burdwan-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Fakirpur?1,099 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Fakirpur in?Barddhaman district (Burdwan - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Fakirpur?73.9% (Census 2011)