# Serpur Village, Kaliachak - I, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Kaliachak - I, Maldah 

# Serpur

Serpur is a village in Kaliachak - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **12,838 people in 2,646 households**, the 2nd largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%.

- 12,838people (2011)
- 2,646households
- 74.0%literacy
- 937females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Serpur

Of every 100 households in Serpur in 2011, 55 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Serpur · ■ Kaliachak - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**62%

Tap water ****16%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**53%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**78%

Use banking services ****23%**

**22%

Television ****16%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****39%**

**39%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Serpur?

■ Serpur · ■ Kaliachak - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.0%**

**63.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****974**

**956

Working population ****41.2%**

**45.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.7% for men and 72.1% for women. 50% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 150 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 168 (3%) · **■** Household industry 812 (15%) · **■** Other work 1,962 (37%) · **■** Marginal 2,197 (42%)

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 Kaliachak - I

- Sultanganj21,149 people
- Dakshin Lakshmipur12,732 people
- Maheshpur12,250 people
- Bakharpur12,148 people
- Uttar Dariapur11,813 people

[All 55 villages in Kaliachak - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/kaliachak-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Serpur?12,838 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Serpur in?Maldah district (Kaliachak - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Serpur?74.0% (Census 2011)