# Dadpur Village, Balagarh, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Balagarh, Hugli 

# Dadpur

Dadpur is a village in Balagarh sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,053 people in 501 households**, the 32nd largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.2%.

- 2,053people (2011)
- 501households
- 74.9%literacy
- 974females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dadpur

Of every 100 households in Dadpur in 2011, 60 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dadpur · ■ Balagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**40%

Tap water ****8%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%**

**81%

Use banking services ****66%**

**48%

Television ****35%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**21%

Own their home ****96%**

**94%

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 Dadpur?

■ Dadpur · ■ Balagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.9%**

**76.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****959**

**948

Working population ****43.5%**

**41.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.1% for men and 67.6% for women. 64% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 68 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 331 (37%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 264 (30%) · **■** Marginal 218 (24%)

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 Balagarh

- Abdulpur2,157 people
- Nityanandapur2,090 people
- Rukespur2,090 people
- Nata Gari2,067 people
- Itagar1,994 people
- Kamar Danga1,952 people
- Aschitpur1,929 people
- Baga1,893 people

[All 132 villages in Balagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/balagarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dadpur?2,053 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dadpur in?Hugli district (Balagarh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dadpur?74.9% (Census 2011)