# Uttar Roypur Village, Balurghat – Population & Literacy

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Village · Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Uttar Roypur

Uttar Roypur is a village in Balurghat sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,279 people in 555 households**, the 12th largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 2,279people (2011)
- 555households
- 86.1%literacy
- 938females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Uttar Roypur

Of every 100 households in Uttar Roypur in 2011, 58 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Uttar Roypur · ■ Balurghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****33%**

**65%

Tap water ****3%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%**

**90%

Use banking services ****80%**

**41%

Television ****43%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****18%**

**26%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Uttar Roypur?

■ Uttar Roypur · ■ Balurghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.1%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****858**

**965

Working population ****41.8%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.3% for men and 82.7% for women. 57% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 136 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 242 (25%) · **■** Household industry 77 (8%) · **■** Other work 438 (46%) · **■** Marginal 60 (6%)

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

- Bara Raghunathpur2,763 people
- Faridpur2,362 people
- Jalghar2,310 people
- Chingispur2,297 people
- Barakali2,209 people
- Mallikpur2,164 people
- Sarangoan2,115 people
- Sewai2,082 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Uttar Roypur?2,279 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Uttar Roypur in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Balurghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Uttar Roypur?86.1% (Census 2011)