# Fakirpur Village, Raina - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Raina - I, Barddhaman 

# Fakirpur

Fakirpur is a village in Raina - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,161 people in 289 households**, the 62nd largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.2%.

- 1,161people (2011)
- 289households
- 86.8%literacy
- 991females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Fakirpur

Of every 100 households in Fakirpur in 2011, 66 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Fakirpur · ■ Raina - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****43%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**34%

Tap water ****3%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**36%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**83%

Use banking services ****92%**

**67%

Television ****26%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****30%**

**16%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Fakirpur?

■ Fakirpur · ■ Raina - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.8%**

**80.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****618**

**950

Working population ****36.8%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.0% for men and 80.8% for women. 62% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 36 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 280 (66%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 83 (19%) · **■** Marginal 21 (5%)

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 Raina - I

- Burar1,260 people
- Nandal1,239 people
- Gunar1,225 people
- Sibrampur1,211 people
- Hariharpur1,156 people
- Mathnurpur1,140 people
- Dakshinkul1,103 people
- Debibarpur1,058 people

[All 112 villages in Raina - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/raina-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Fakirpur?1,161 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Fakirpur in?Barddhaman district (Raina - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Fakirpur?86.8% (Census 2011)