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

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Village · Bolpur Sriniketan, Birbhum 

# Mehidipur

Mehidipur is a village in Bolpur Sriniketan sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,080 people in 894 households**, the 4th largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 4,080people (2011)
- 894households
- 77.7%literacy
- 960females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mehidipur

Of every 100 households in Mehidipur in 2011, 30 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mehidipur · ■ Bolpur Sriniketan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**73%

Tap water ****67%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**18%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****48%**

**82%

Use banking services ****65%**

**61%

Television ****19%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**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 Mehidipur?

■ Mehidipur · ■ Bolpur Sriniketan rural average

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

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1070**

**972

Working population ****32.9%**

**42.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.6% for men and 72.5% for women. 53% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 296 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 245 (18%) · **■** Household industry 25 (2%) · **■** Other work 308 (23%) · **■** Marginal 468 (35%)

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

- Singi5,723 people
- Bahiri5,222 people
- Sansat4,551 people
- Gayeshpur3,825 people
- Ruppur3,803 people
- Syambati3,635 people
- Saturia3,534 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mehidipur?4,080 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mehidipur in?Birbhum district (Bolpur Sriniketan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mehidipur?77.7% (Census 2011)