# Daspur Village, Khanakul - I, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Khanakul - I, Hugli 

# Daspur

Daspur is a village in Khanakul - I sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,855 people in 655 households**, the 33rd largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 2,855people (2011)
- 655households
- 79.1%literacy
- 894females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Daspur

Of every 100 households in Daspur in 2011, 89 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Daspur · ■ Khanakul - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****69%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****30%**

**43%

Tap water ****0%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**90%

Use banking services ****30%**

**36%

Television ****32%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Daspur?

■ Daspur · ■ Khanakul - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.1%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****842**

**950

Working population ****37.2%**

**36.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.2% for men and 70.1% for women. 66% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 301 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 70 (7%) · **■** Household industry 158 (15%) · **■** Other work 262 (25%) · **■** Marginal 270 (25%)

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 Khanakul - I

- Bandipur3,090 people
- Kurkuri3,008 people
- Udaypur2,995 people
- Ghashua2,918 people
- Paschim Ghoshpur2,846 people
- Nabasan2,799 people
- Kaiba2,796 people
- Ramnagar2,746 people

[All 94 villages in Khanakul - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/khanakul-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Daspur?2,855 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Daspur in?Hugli district (Khanakul - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Daspur?79.1% (Census 2011)