# Shambhupur Village, Jamalpur, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Jamalpur, Barddhaman 

# Shambhupur

Shambhupur is a village in Jamalpur sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,234 people in 535 households**, the 45th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.1%.

- 2,234people (2011)
- 535households
- 67.6%literacy
- 979females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shambhupur

Of every 100 households in Shambhupur in 2011, 53 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shambhupur · ■ Jamalpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**46%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**84%

Use banking services ****75%**

**65%

Television ****34%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**12%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**18%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Shambhupur?

■ Shambhupur · ■ Jamalpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.6%**

**74.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1050**

**982

Working population ****43.7%**

**44.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.1% for men and 61.9% for women. 63% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 175 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 504 (52%) · **■** Household industry 34 (3%) · **■** Other work 221 (23%) · **■** Marginal 43 (4%)

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

- Sarangpur2,337 people
- Parbbatpur2,334 people
- Shrikrishnapur2,298 people
- Siali2,255 people
- Rajarampur2,218 people
- Ramkrishnapur2,213 people
- Daspur2,195 people
- Astai2,191 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shambhupur?2,234 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shambhupur in?Barddhaman district (Jamalpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shambhupur?67.6% (Census 2011)