# Daspur Village, Jamalpur, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Jamalpur, Barddhaman 

# Daspur

Daspur is a village in Jamalpur sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,195 people in 520 households**, the 48th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.1%.

- 2,195people (2011)
- 520households
- 81.6%literacy
- 990females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Daspur

Of every 100 households in Daspur in 2011, 42 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Daspur · ■ Jamalpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**46%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**33%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**84%

Use banking services ****67%**

**65%

Television ****16%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**12%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Daspur?

■ Daspur · ■ Jamalpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.6%**

**74.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1042**

**982

Working population ****49.4%**

**44.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.6% for men and 73.5% for women. 67% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 316 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 251 (23%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 61 (6%) · **■** Marginal 442 (41%)

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 Jamalpur

- Siali2,255 people
- Shambhupur2,234 people
- Rajarampur2,218 people
- Ramkrishnapur2,213 people
- Astai2,191 people
- Paratal2,189 people
- Mahishgaria2,137 people
- Bahadurpur2,098 people

[All 123 villages in Jamalpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/jamalpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Daspur?2,195 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Daspur in?Barddhaman district (Jamalpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Daspur?81.6% (Census 2011)