# Safarpur Village, Kumarganj, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Kumarganj, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Safarpur

Safarpur is a village in Kumarganj sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **826 people in 193 households**, the 73rd largest of 208 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 826people (2011)
- 193households
- 59.3%literacy
- 912females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Safarpur

Of every 100 households in Safarpur in 2011, 40 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Safarpur · ■ Kumarganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**70%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**33%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**93%

Use banking services ****50%**

**25%

Television ****19%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**1%

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

**33%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Safarpur?

■ Safarpur · ■ Kumarganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.3%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****978**

**951

Working population ****38.4%**

**43.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.9% for men and 49.9% for women. 56% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 112 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 161 (51%) · **■** Household industry 8 (3%) · **■** Other work 20 (6%) · **■** Marginal 16 (5%)

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 Kumarganj

- Enatullapur Munjarichak853 people
- Narayanpur852 people
- Khanpur838 people
- Tazpur835 people
- Jhikakuri825 people
- Kuraha825 people
- Harischandrapur819 people
- Sahazadpur810 people

[All 218 villages in Kumarganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/kumarganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Safarpur?826 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Safarpur in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Kumarganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Safarpur?59.3% (Census 2011)