# Lakshmipur Village, Kushmundi, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Kushmundi, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Lakshmipur

Lakshmipur is a village in Kushmundi sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,268 people in 514 households**, the 13th largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%.

- 2,268people (2011)
- 514households
- 71.6%literacy
- 942females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Lakshmipur

Of every 100 households in Lakshmipur in 2011, 41 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Lakshmipur · ■ Kushmundi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****41%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****57%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**29%

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

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****24%**

**18%

Television ****15%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**24%

Own their home ****98%**

**99%

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 Lakshmipur?

■ Lakshmipur · ■ Kushmundi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.6%**

**65.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****868**

**955

Working population ****32.8%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.8% for men and 67.1% for women. 51% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 329 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 205 (28%) · **■** Household industry 18 (2%) · **■** Other work 54 (7%) · **■** Marginal 139 (19%)

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 Kushmundi

- Chausa2,432 people
- Udaypur2,378 people
- Lohaganja2,367 people
- Jarail2,333 people
- Dehabanda2,161 people
- Panchhata2,023 people
- Betahar1,942 people
- Manikor1,886 people

[All 231 villages in Kushmundi](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/kushmundi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Lakshmipur?2,268 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lakshmipur in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Kushmundi sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Lakshmipur?71.6% (Census 2011)