# Derpur Village, Sainthia, Birbhum (West Bengal) – Population

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/sainthia/derpur/

Village · Sainthia, Birbhum 

# Derpur

Derpur is a village in Sainthia sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,066 people in 501 households**, the 20th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 2,066people (2011)
- 501households
- 62.5%literacy
- 940females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Derpur

Of every 100 households in Derpur in 2011, 24 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Derpur · ■ Sainthia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**37%

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

**17%

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

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**18%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**85%

Use banking services ****95%**

**57%

Television ****17%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**33%

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 Derpur?

■ Derpur · ■ Sainthia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.5%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**961

Working population ****47.1%**

**41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.3% for men and 54.0% for women. 62% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 150 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 752 (77%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 52 (5%) · **■** Marginal 11 (1%)

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 Sainthia

- Bhalian2,300 people
- Paschim Naoapara2,288 people
- Paharpur2,247 people
- Hatara2,098 people
- Kanturi2,021 people
- Jiui1,942 people
- Bharamarkol1,913 people
- Kurumsaha1,790 people

[All 230 villages in Sainthia](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/sainthia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Derpur?2,066 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Derpur in?Birbhum district (Sainthia sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Derpur?62.5% (Census 2011)