# Farakpur Village, Memari - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Memari - II, Barddhaman 

# Farakpur

Farakpur is a village in Memari - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **622 people in 127 households**, the 68th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 622people (2011)
- 127households
- 83.3%literacy
- 920females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Farakpur

Of every 100 households in Farakpur in 2011, 43 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Farakpur · ■ Memari - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****95%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**45%

Tap water ****1%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**24%

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

**8%

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

**83%

Use banking services ****4%**

**67%

Television ****25%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**11%

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

**3%

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

**20%

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 Farakpur?

■ Farakpur · ■ Memari - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.3%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****727**

**963

Working population ****36.3%**

**42.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.4% for men and 80.1% for women. 59% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 16 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 12 (5%) · **■** Marginal 196 (87%)

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 Memari - II

- Kanpur650 people
- Tantibaksa649 people
- Sarra636 people
- Kalyanpur624 people
- Rukashpur575 people
- Bilbari550 people
- Paikara543 people
- Dakhalpur524 people

[All 89 villages in Memari - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/memari-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Farakpur?622 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Farakpur in?Barddhaman district (Memari - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Farakpur?83.3% (Census 2011)