# Dadpur Village, Galsi - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Galsi - II, Barddhaman 

# Dadpur

Dadpur is a village in Galsi - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,280 people in 296 households**, the 45th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 1,280people (2011)
- 296households
- 64.2%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dadpur

Of every 100 households in Dadpur in 2011, 11 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dadpur · ■ Galsi - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**40%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**81%

Use banking services ****88%**

**66%

Television ****12%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**31%

Own their home ****99%**

**94%

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 Dadpur?

■ Dadpur · ■ Galsi - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.2%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****742**

**953

Working population ****47.9%**

**44.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.5% for men and 55.6% for women. 65% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 195 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 83 (14%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 64 (10%) · **■** Marginal 263 (43%)

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 - II

- Sonda1,431 people
- Sasanga1,374 people
- Dayalpur1,325 people
- Mallikpur1,296 people
- Ghosh Kamalpur1,263 people
- Itaru1,128 people
- Askaran1,107 people
- Brindabanpur1,090 people

[All 73 villages in Galsi - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/galsi-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dadpur?1,280 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dadpur in?Barddhaman district (Galsi - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dadpur?64.2% (Census 2011)