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

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Village · Bolpur Sriniketan, Birbhum 

# Ruppur

Ruppur is a village in Bolpur Sriniketan sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,803 people in 801 households**, the 6th largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 3,803people (2011)
- 801households
- 59.8%literacy
- 884females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ruppur

Of every 100 households in Ruppur in 2011, 62 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ruppur · ■ Bolpur Sriniketan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**27%

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

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**82%

Use banking services ****37%**

**61%

Television ****17%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**24%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Ruppur?

■ Ruppur · ■ Bolpur Sriniketan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.8%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****884**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****866**

**972

Working population ****38.4%**

**42.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.6% for men and 53.2% for women. 55% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 251 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 779 (53%) · **■** Household industry 17 (1%) · **■** Other work 126 (9%) · **■** Marginal 286 (20%)

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

- Bahiri5,222 people
- Sansat4,551 people
- Mehidipur4,080 people
- Gayeshpur3,825 people
- Syambati3,635 people
- Saturia3,534 people
- Nurpur3,519 people
- Dwarkanathpur3,363 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ruppur?3,803 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ruppur in?Birbhum district (Bolpur Sriniketan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ruppur?59.8% (Census 2011)