# Bolpur Village, Galsi - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Galsi - I, Barddhaman 

# Bolpur

Bolpur is a village in Galsi - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **795 people in 214 households**, the 61st largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.3%.

- 795people (2011)
- 214households
- 77.3%literacy
- 836females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bolpur

Of every 100 households in Bolpur in 2011, 56 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bolpur · ■ Galsi - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****55%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**61%

Tap water ****1%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****23%**

**81%

Use banking services ****85%**

**50%

Television ****36%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**27%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Bolpur?

■ Bolpur · ■ Galsi - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.3%**

**71.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****836**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****620**

**957

Working population ****42.3%**

**44.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.3% for men and 70.4% for women. 60% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 51 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 124 (37%) · **■** Marginal 159 (47%)

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 Galsi - I

- Kendua Tikuri864 people
- Arjjunpur847 people
- Pardaha840 people
- Simasimi803 people
- Sihigram792 people
- Kashpur767 people
- Dakshin Khara741 people
- Mahulara675 people

[All 85 villages in Galsi - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/galsi-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bolpur?795 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bolpur in?Barddhaman district (Galsi - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bolpur?77.3% (Census 2011)