# Giripur Village, Mohammad Bazar, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Mohammad Bazar, Birbhum 

# Giripur

Giripur is a village in Mohammad Bazar sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **307 people in 72 households**, the 110th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.2%.

- 307people (2011)
- 72households
- 83.1%literacy
- 955females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Giripur

Of every 100 households in Giripur in 2011, 43 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Giripur · ■ Mohammad Bazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**39%

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

**16%

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

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**15%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**80%

Use banking services ****100%**

**34%

Television ****22%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**22%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Giripur?

■ Giripur · ■ Mohammad Bazar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.1%**

**65.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2222**

**983

Working population ****37.5%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.9% for men and 70.8% for women. 57% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 38 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 26 (23%) · **■** Other work 33 (29%) · **■** Marginal 18 (16%)

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 Mohammad Bazar

- Latapakur355 people
- Bejora317 people
- Chak Baharakuri314 people
- Shankarpur314 people
- Porabali306 people
- Nijuri281 people
- Pachmi280 people
- Purusottampur273 people

[All 158 villages in Mohammad Bazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/mohammad-bazar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Giripur?307 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Giripur in?Birbhum district (Mohammad Bazar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Giripur?83.1% (Census 2011)