# Mirpur Village, Bansihari, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Bansihari, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Mirpur

Mirpur is a village in Bansihari sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **242 people in 54 households**, the 135th largest of 160 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.

- 242people (2011)
- 54households
- 42.1%literacy
- 891females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mirpur

Of every 100 households in Mirpur in 2011, 70 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mirpur · ■ Bansihari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**58%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**27%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****0%**

**89%

Use banking services ****72%**

**32%

Television ****18%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****20%**

**29%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Mirpur?

■ Mirpur · ■ Bansihari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.1%**

**68.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****891**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**972

Working population ****28.1%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 45.1% for men and 38.6% for women. 52% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 54 (79%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (18%) · **■** Marginal 2 (3%)

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 Bansihari

- Jadupur278 people
- Jasodapur263 people
- Barabila262 people
- Jotnasir245 people
- Barajhara236 people
- Chandipukur227 people
- Bhagabatdanga214 people
- Bajerupahat206 people

[All 161 villages in Bansihari](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/bansihari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mirpur?242 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mirpur in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Bansihari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mirpur?42.1% (Census 2011)