# Layekpur Village, Mayureswar - I, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Mayureswar - I, Birbhum 

# Layekpur

Layekpur is a village in Mayureswar - I sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **609 people in 150 households**, the 78th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 609people (2011)
- 150households
- 75.2%literacy
- 939females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Layekpur

Of every 100 households in Layekpur in 2011, 15 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Layekpur · ■ Mayureswar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**17%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**92%

Use banking services ****97%**

**55%

Television ****10%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****7%**

**32%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Layekpur?

■ Layekpur · ■ Mayureswar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.2%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1194**

**975

Working population ****76.7%**

**40.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.2% for men and 69.8% for women. 77% of men and 77% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 22 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 89 (19%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 5 (1%) · **■** Marginal 343 (73%)

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 Mayureswar - I

- Mirpur634 people
- Kalitara632 people
- Haturia627 people
- Podda614 people
- Pahana601 people
- Baicha590 people
- Namakanda583 people
- Kanksa563 people

[All 113 villages in Mayureswar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/mayureswar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Layekpur?609 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Layekpur in?Birbhum district (Mayureswar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Layekpur?75.2% (Census 2011)