# Paschim Thakurpur, Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur – Population

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Village · Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Paschim Thakurpur

Paschim Thakurpur 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 **899 people in 234 households**, the 92nd largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 899people (2011)
- 234households
- 78.3%literacy
- 921females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paschim Thakurpur

Of every 100 households in Paschim Thakurpur in 2011, 38 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Paschim Thakurpur · ■ Balurghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**65%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**47%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**90%

Use banking services ****33%**

**41%

Television ****28%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**2%

None of these assets ****40%**

**26%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Thakurpur?

■ Paschim Thakurpur · ■ Balurghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.3%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****977**

**965

Working population ****43.0%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.9% for men and 71.1% for women. 62% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 83 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 93 (24%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 166 (43%) · **■** Marginal 38 (10%)

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

- Kurmail926 people
- Parbatipur924 people
- Taher Chak921 people
- Bhatpara917 people
- Kalaibari891 people
- Mahadipur888 people
- Banhat885 people
- Kamalpur877 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paschim Thakurpur?899 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paschim Thakurpur in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Balurghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paschim Thakurpur?78.3% (Census 2011)