# Balupur Village, English Bazar, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · English Bazar, Maldah 

# Balupur

Balupur is a village in English Bazar sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,653 people in 397 households**, the 42nd largest of 108 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.3%.

- 1,653people (2011)
- 397households
- 61.2%literacy
- 1,069females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Balupur

Of every 100 households in Balupur in 2011, 53 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balupur · ■ English Bazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**60%

Tap water ****30%**

**16%

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

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**5%

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

**83%

Use banking services ****52%**

**39%

Television ****20%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**31%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Balupur?

■ Balupur · ■ English Bazar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.2%**

**63.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1069**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1181**

**972

Working population ****36.1%**

**35.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.0% for men and 53.7% for women. 58% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 102 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 62 (10%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 287 (48%) · **■** Marginal 140 (23%)

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 English Bazar

- Kumarpur1,842 people
- Gabgachhi1,806 people
- Sadullapur1,784 people
- Tantipara1,718 people
- Mobarakpur1,641 people
- Bholanathpur1,606 people
- Ramkeli1,601 people
- Barampur1,595 people

[All 132 villages in English Bazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/english-bazar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Balupur?1,653 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balupur in?Maldah district (English Bazar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Balupur?61.2% (Census 2011)