# Uchpur Village, Mayureswar - II, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Mayureswar - II, Birbhum 

# Uchpur

Uchpur is a village in Mayureswar - II sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,171 people in 266 households**, the 32nd largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 1,171people (2011)
- 266households
- 55.5%literacy
- 1,040females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Uchpur

Of every 100 households in Uchpur in 2011, 39 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Uchpur · ■ Mayureswar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****39%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**81%

Tap water ****1%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**18%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**90%

Use banking services ****44%**

**23%

Television ****19%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****50%**

**41%

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 Uchpur?

■ Uchpur · ■ Mayureswar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.5%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1040**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1209**

**963

Working population ****65.1%**

**46.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.3% for men and 48.8% for women. 75% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 85 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 162 (21%) · **■** Other work 52 (7%) · **■** Marginal 463 (61%)

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 - II

- Serunia1,254 people
- Balur1,241 people
- Mahesha1,204 people
- Hatinagar1,202 people
- Madhaipur1,162 people
- Thakuranipur1,095 people
- Teratari1,089 people
- Beluti1,048 people

[All 131 villages in Mayureswar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/mayureswar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Uchpur?1,171 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Uchpur in?Birbhum district (Mayureswar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Uchpur?55.5% (Census 2011)