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

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Village · Bansihari, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Serpur

Serpur is a village in Bansihari sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,377 people in 311 households**, the 34th largest of 160 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.

- 1,377people (2011)
- 311households
- 76.9%literacy
- 956females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Serpur

Of every 100 households in Serpur in 2011, 81 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Serpur · ■ Bansihari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****85%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**58%

Tap water ****6%**

**9%

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

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**89%

Use banking services ****50%**

**32%

Television ****55%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****17%**

**29%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Serpur?

■ Serpur · ■ Bansihari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.9%**

**68.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1065**

**972

Working population ****37.4%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.9% for men and 70.7% for women. 62% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 104 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 42 (8%) · **■** Household industry 22 (4%) · **■** Other work 298 (58%) · **■** Marginal 49 (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 Bansihari

- Mahugram1,433 people
- Srirampur1,422 people
- Bhaior1,400 people
- Ganguria1,399 people
- Sahananda1,331 people
- Bhitarmasun1,282 people
- Karkha1,256 people
- Khidirpur1,249 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Serpur?1,377 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Serpur in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Bansihari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Serpur?76.9% (Census 2011)