# Darpashila Village, Bolpur Sriniketan, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Bolpur Sriniketan, Birbhum 

# Darpashila

Darpashila is a village in Bolpur Sriniketan sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,235 people in 286 households**, the 55th largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 1,235people (2011)
- 286households
- 77.7%literacy
- 957females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Darpashila

Of every 100 households in Darpashila in 2011, 0 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Darpashila · ■ Bolpur Sriniketan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**18%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**82%

Use banking services ****56%**

**61%

Television ****10%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**24%

Own their home ****90%**

**95%

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 Darpashila?

■ Darpashila · ■ Bolpur Sriniketan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.7%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**972

Working population ****38.8%**

**42.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.6% for men and 67.2% for women. 63% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 74 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (4%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 74 (15%) · **■** Marginal 310 (65%)

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 Bolpur Sriniketan

- Mahula1,310 people
- Rasulpur1,308 people
- Purushottampur1,267 people
- Khiruli1,237 people
- Sitapur1,214 people
- Monoharpur1,168 people
- Gopalnagar1,160 people
- Debagram1,155 people

[All 169 villages in Bolpur Sriniketan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/bolpur-sriniketan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Darpashila?1,235 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Darpashila in?Birbhum district (Bolpur Sriniketan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Darpashila?77.7% (Census 2011)