# Paschim Mashespur Village, Balurghat – Population & Literacy

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Village · Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Paschim Mashespur

Paschim Mashespur is a village in Balurghat sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **681 people in 152 households**, the 123rd largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 681people (2011)
- 152households
- 78.8%literacy
- 821females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paschim Mashespur

Of every 100 households in Paschim Mashespur in 2011, 50 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Paschim Mashespur · ■ Balurghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**38%

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

**33%

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

**65%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**47%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**90%

Use banking services ****56%**

**41%

Television ****25%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****26%**

**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 Paschim Mashespur?

■ Paschim Mashespur · ■ Balurghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.8%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****821**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****620**

**965

Working population ****31.6%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.9% for men and 77.5% for women. 48% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 101 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 47 (22%) · **■** Other work 4 (2%) · **■** Marginal 63 (29%)

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

- Gobindpur705 people
- Chak Manipur695 people
- Kasilabati694 people
- Akhira681 people
- Taraganja673 people
- Chak Ghatak667 people
- Belain661 people
- Baniakuri658 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paschim Mashespur?681 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paschim Mashespur in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Balurghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paschim Mashespur?78.8% (Census 2011)