# Baikunthapur Village, Pursura, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Pursura, Hugli 

# Baikunthapur

Baikunthapur is a village in Pursura sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **8,794 people in 2,030 households**, the 3rd largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.

- 8,794people (2011)
- 2,030households
- 79.3%literacy
- 958females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Baikunthapur

Of every 100 households in Baikunthapur in 2011, 73 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Baikunthapur · ■ Pursura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**76%

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

**73%

No toilet (open defecation) ****29%**

**24%

Tap water ****8%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**87%

Use banking services ****21%**

**46%

Television ****33%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**14%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Baikunthapur?

■ Baikunthapur · ■ Pursura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.3%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****944**

**948

Working population ****40.5%**

**37.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.1% for men and 73.2% for women. 67% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 770 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,243 (35%) · **■** Household industry 107 (3%) · **■** Other work 709 (20%) · **■** Marginal 733 (21%)

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 Pursura

- Jangalpara9,239 people
- Soaluk9,196 people
- Chilladangi7,492 people
- Shrirampur7,490 people
- Pursura7,225 people
- Shyampur6,719 people

[All 50 villages in Pursura](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/pursura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Baikunthapur?8,794 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baikunthapur in?Hugli district (Pursura sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Baikunthapur?79.3% (Census 2011)