# Layek Bazar Village, Bolpur Sriniketan, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Bolpur Sriniketan, Birbhum 

# Layek Bazar

Layek Bazar is a village in Bolpur Sriniketan sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,910 people in 680 households**, the 15th largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 2,910people (2011)
- 680households
- 70.4%literacy
- 974females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Layek Bazar

Of every 100 households in Layek Bazar in 2011, 45 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Layek Bazar · ■ Bolpur Sriniketan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****45%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**73%

Tap water ****60%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****57%**

**82%

Use banking services ****54%**

**61%

Television ****20%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**24%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Layek Bazar?

■ Layek Bazar · ■ Bolpur Sriniketan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.4%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****930**

**972

Working population ****36.5%**

**42.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.9% for men and 62.8% for women. 56% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 36 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 136 (13%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 686 (65%) · **■** Marginal 195 (18%)

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

- Muluk3,361 people
- Nahina3,332 people
- Khosh Kadambapur3,102 people
- Benuria3,009 people
- Bolpur2,623 people
- Kasba2,611 people
- Jajnanagar2,542 people
- Ballabhpur2,525 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Layek Bazar?2,910 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Layek Bazar in?Birbhum district (Bolpur Sriniketan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Layek Bazar?70.4% (Census 2011)