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

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Village · Tapan, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Lakshmipur

Lakshmipur is a village in Tapan sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,933 people in 841 households**, the 6th largest of 271 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.6%.

- 3,933people (2011)
- 841households
- 55.6%literacy
- 935females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Lakshmipur

Of every 100 households in Lakshmipur in 2011, 32 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Lakshmipur · ■ Tapan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**75%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**11%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****6%**

**26%

Television ****2%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****64%**

**33%

Own their home ****94%**

**98%

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 · ■ Tapan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.6%**

**68.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****968**

**954

Working population ****39.5%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.2% for men and 54.9% for women. 58% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 568 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 342 (22%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 67 (4%) · **■** Marginal 566 (36%)

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 Tapan

- Naogon4,908 people
- Salas4,772 people
- Ramchandrapur4,538 people
- Mandapara4,262 people
- Bhaior3,716 people
- Kardaha3,577 people
- Shukdebpur3,560 people
- Basuria3,344 people

[All 279 villages in Tapan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/tapan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Lakshmipur?3,933 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lakshmipur in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Tapan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Lakshmipur?55.6% (Census 2011)