# Alipur, Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Alipur

Alipur is a village in [Balurghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/balurghat/) sub-district of [Dakshin Dinajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **1,003 people in 275 households**, the 76th largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 1,003people (2011)
- 275households
- 71.2%literacy
- 948females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Alipur

Of every 100 households in Alipur in 2011, 14 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Alipur · ■ Balurghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**65%

Tap water ****1%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**47%

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

**4%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****27%**

**41%

Television ****7%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****63%**

**26%

Own their home ****94%**

**97%

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 Alipur?

■ Alipur · ■ Balurghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.2%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1018**

**965

Working population ****56.7%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.6% for men and 59.0% for women. 55% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 42 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 141 (25%) · **■** Household industry 112 (20%) · **■** Other work 11 (2%) · **■** Marginal 263 (46%)

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 Balurghat

- Chak Andharu1,025 people
- Belgharia1,022 people
- Raypur1,020 people
- Madhabpara1,004 people
- Mahala992 people
- Bijoyshri983 people
- Purba Hariharpur971 people
- Gopalbati959 people

[All 307 villages in Balurghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/balurghat/villages/)

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## Quick answers

- What is the population of Alipur?1,003 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Alipur in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Balurghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Alipur?71.2% (Census 2011)