# Khidirpur Village, Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Khidirpur

Khidirpur is a village in Balurghat sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,419 people in 1,272 households**, the 2nd largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 5,419people (2011)
- 1,272households
- 74.2%literacy
- 923females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Khidirpur

Of every 100 households in Khidirpur in 2011, 51 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Khidirpur · ■ Balurghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****68%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

**65%

Tap water ****1%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**90%

Use banking services ****45%**

**41%

Television ****36%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****25%**

**26%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Khidirpur?

■ Khidirpur · ■ Balurghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.2%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****981**

**965

Working population ****44.1%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.4% for men and 68.5% for women. 59% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 69 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 67 (3%) · **■** Household industry 76 (3%) · **■** Other work 1,409 (59%) · **■** Marginal 770 (32%)

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

- Patiram12,462 people
- Kamarpara3,203 people
- Uttar Khanpur2,895 people
- Amritakhanda2,863 people
- Bolla2,836 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Khidirpur?5,419 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khidirpur in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Balurghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Khidirpur?74.2% (Census 2011)