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

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Village · Balagarh, Hugli 

# Serpur

Serpur is a village in Balagarh sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,983 people in 1,317 households**, the 4th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.2%.

- 5,983people (2011)
- 1,317households
- 75.7%literacy
- 925females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Serpur

Of every 100 households in Serpur in 2011, 83 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Serpur · ■ Balagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****89%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**40%

Tap water ****2%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****28%**

**81%

Use banking services ****24%**

**48%

Television ****50%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**21%

Own their home ****50%**

**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 Serpur?

■ Serpur · ■ Balagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.7%**

**76.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952**

**948

Working population ****35.0%**

**41.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.1% for men and 68.9% for women. 60% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 49 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 76 (4%) · **■** Household industry 56 (3%) · **■** Other work 1,771 (85%) · **■** Marginal 141 (7%)

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

- Dakshin Gopalpur7,581 people
- Bhabanipur Char7,246 people
- Krishnabati6,070 people
- Aida Kismat4,843 people
- Dumurdahadham4,817 people
- Nutan Char Krishnabati4,715 people
- Kaliagar4,450 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Serpur?5,983 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Serpur in?Hugli district (Balagarh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Serpur?75.7% (Census 2011)