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

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Village · Purbasthali - I, Barddhaman 

# Minapur

Minapur is a village in Purbasthali - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,105 people in 493 households**, the 19th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 2,105people (2011)
- 493households
- 71.7%literacy
- 973females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Minapur

Of every 100 households in Minapur in 2011, 1 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Minapur · ■ Purbasthali - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**40%

Tap water ****1%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**25%

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

**4%

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

**81%

Use banking services ****2%**

**48%

Television ****0%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****44%**

**26%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Minapur?

■ Minapur · ■ Purbasthali - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.7%**

**77.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****993**

**954

Working population ****37.7%**

**39.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.7% for men and 63.5% for women. 61% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 58 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 174 (22%) · **■** Household industry 135 (17%) · **■** Other work 60 (8%) · **■** Marginal 367 (46%)

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

- Dakshinbati2,644 people
- Bhatsala2,599 people
- Manganpur2,496 people
- Mudafar Falahari2,279 people
- Chandpur1,992 people
- Sonarudra1,937 people
- Bhaturia1,882 people
- Dhoba1,881 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Minapur?2,105 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Minapur in?Barddhaman district (Purbasthali - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Minapur?71.7% (Census 2011)