# Perapur Village, Habibpur, Maldah (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Habibpur, Maldah 

# Perapur

Perapur is a village in Habibpur sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,364 people in 286 households**, the 33rd largest of 233 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 55.8%.

- 1,364people (2011)
- 286households
- 56.4%literacy
- 1,018females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Perapur

Of every 100 households in Perapur in 2011, 2 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Perapur · ■ Habibpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**15%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****2%**

**22%

Television ****2%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**40%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Perapur?

■ Perapur · ■ Habibpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.4%**

**55.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1018**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1125**

**950

Working population ****44.8%**

**46.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.4% for men and 48.3% for women. 61% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 346 (57%) · **■** Farm labourers 53 (9%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 12 (2%) · **■** Marginal 196 (32%)

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 Habibpur

- Aragachhi1,508 people
- Dhala Kandar1,470 people
- Binodpur1,438 people
- Chaksukur1,417 people
- Lonsa1,344 people
- Jordanga Inlis1,341 people
- Nakail1,329 people
- Banpur1,320 people

[All 287 villages in Habibpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/habibpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Perapur?1,364 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Perapur in?Maldah district (Habibpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Perapur?56.4% (Census 2011)