# Betpukur Village, Purbasthali - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Purbasthali - I, Barddhaman 

# Betpukur

Betpukur is a village in Purbasthali - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,188 people in 280 households**, the 44th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 1,188people (2011)
- 280households
- 84.3%literacy
- 913females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Betpukur

Of every 100 households in Betpukur in 2011, 38 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Betpukur · ■ Purbasthali - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****81%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****19%**

**40%

Tap water ****0%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**25%

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

**4%

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

**81%

Use banking services ****55%**

**48%

Television ****23%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**5%

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

**2%

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

**26%

Own their home ****94%**

**96%

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 Betpukur?

■ Betpukur · ■ Purbasthali - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.3%**

**77.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**954

Working population ****52.9%**

**39.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.4% for men and 78.8% for women. 68% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 74 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 93 (15%) · **■** Household industry 34 (5%) · **■** Other work 422 (67%) · **■** Marginal 6 (1%)

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 Purbasthali - I

- Malgaria1,328 people
- Sahazadpur1,324 people
- Paranpur1,312 people
- Belgaria1,230 people
- Haripur1,181 people
- Malatipur1,122 people
- Chak Rahatpur1,103 people
- Rahatpur1,100 people

[All 95 villages in Purbasthali - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/purbasthali-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Betpukur?1,188 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Betpukur in?Barddhaman district (Purbasthali - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Betpukur?84.3% (Census 2011)