# Darbeshpur Village, Tarakeswar, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Tarakeswar, Hugli 

# Darbeshpur

Darbeshpur is a village in Tarakeswar sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,083 people in 226 households**, the 61st largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.0%.

- 1,083people (2011)
- 226households
- 69.1%literacy
- 897females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Darbeshpur

Of every 100 households in Darbeshpur in 2011, 54 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Darbeshpur · ■ Tarakeswar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**67%

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

**28%

Tap water ****0%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**80%

Use banking services ****12%**

**55%

Television ****19%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**15%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**14%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Darbeshpur?

■ Darbeshpur · ■ Tarakeswar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.1%**

**80.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****897**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****780**

**949

Working population ****36.0%**

**42.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.8% for men and 63.8% for women. 60% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 33 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 130 (33%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 183 (47%) · **■** Marginal 36 (9%)

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 Tarakeswar

- Panchgachhi1,174 people
- Dattapur1,168 people
- Ankargaria1,163 people
- Tajpur1,149 people
- Jagannathpur1,080 people
- Kulut1,080 people
- Kanaipur1,030 people
- Basudebpur1,012 people

[All 90 villages in Tarakeswar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/tarakeswar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Darbeshpur?1,083 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Darbeshpur in?Hugli district (Tarakeswar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Darbeshpur?69.1% (Census 2011)