# Laskarpur Village, Tarakeswar, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Tarakeswar, Hugli 

# Laskarpur

Laskarpur is a village in Tarakeswar sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,587 people in 838 households**, the 11th largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.0%.

- 3,587people (2011)
- 838households
- 82.2%literacy
- 997females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Laskarpur

Of every 100 households in Laskarpur in 2011, 79 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Laskarpur · ■ Tarakeswar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****66%**

**67%

No toilet (open defecation) ****34%**

**28%

Tap water ****8%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%**

**80%

Use banking services ****53%**

**55%

Television ****44%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

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

**14%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Laskarpur?

■ Laskarpur · ■ Tarakeswar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.2%**

**80.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****933**

**949

Working population ****42.3%**

**42.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.1% for men and 76.4% for women. 67% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 328 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 258 (17%) · **■** Household industry 61 (4%) · **■** Other work 580 (38%) · **■** Marginal 290 (19%)

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

- Bhanjipur4,433 people
- Santoshpur4,063 people
- Binagram3,950 people
- Mirzapur3,909 people
- Naita3,506 people
- Jaynagar3,218 people
- Chandur3,193 people
- Ayampahar Pur3,187 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Laskarpur?3,587 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Laskarpur in?Hugli district (Tarakeswar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Laskarpur?82.2% (Census 2011)