# Baikunthapur Village, Burdwan - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Burdwan - II, Barddhaman 

# Baikunthapur

Baikunthapur is a village in Burdwan - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,742 people in 642 households**, the 17th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.7%.

- 2,742people (2011)
- 642households
- 72.2%literacy
- 961females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Baikunthapur

Of every 100 households in Baikunthapur in 2011, 60 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Baikunthapur · ■ Burdwan - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**41%

Tap water ****35%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**68%

Use banking services ****41%**

**63%

Television ****40%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****18%**

**21%

Own their home ****98%**

**92%

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 Baikunthapur?

■ Baikunthapur · ■ Burdwan - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%**

**73.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****986**

**980

Working population ****43.2%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.6% for men and 65.5% for women. 62% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 107 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 200 (17%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 264 (22%) · **■** Marginal 601 (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 Burdwan - II

- Khargram3,015 people
- Karanda3,013 people
- Tatkhanda2,837 people
- Gopalnagar2,834 people
- Karori2,721 people
- Totpara2,720 people
- Nandur2,507 people
- Belna2,410 people

[All 88 villages in Burdwan - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/burdwan-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Baikunthapur?2,742 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baikunthapur in?Barddhaman district (Burdwan - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Baikunthapur?72.2% (Census 2011)