# Madhupur Village, Purbasthali - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Purbasthali - II, Barddhaman 

# Madhupur

Madhupur is a village in Purbasthali - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,468 people in 593 households**, the 34th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%.

- 2,468people (2011)
- 593households
- 61.6%literacy
- 930females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Madhupur

Of every 100 households in Madhupur in 2011, 12 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Madhupur · ■ Purbasthali - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**35%

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

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****18%**

**24%

Tap water ****30%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**91%

Use banking services ****54%**

**44%

Television ****9%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Madhupur?

■ Madhupur · ■ Purbasthali - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.6%**

**70.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****913**

**970

Working population ****36.5%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.8% for men and 57.0% for women. 61% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 154 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 467 (52%) · **■** Household industry 14 (2%) · **■** Other work 173 (19%) · **■** Marginal 92 (10%)

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 - II

- Bahara2,619 people
- Sardanga2,546 people
- Sarangpur2,531 people
- Barapara2,511 people
- Kuksimla2,399 people
- Khar Dattapara2,359 people
- Hatsiuri2,279 people
- Simla2,257 people

[All 90 villages in Purbasthali - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/purbasthali-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Madhupur?2,468 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Madhupur in?Barddhaman district (Purbasthali - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Madhupur?61.6% (Census 2011)