# Shripur Village, Kaliachak - II, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Kaliachak - II, Maldah 

# Shripur

Shripur is a village in Kaliachak - II sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,871 people in 1,041 households**, the 16th largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.1%.

- 4,871people (2011)
- 1,041households
- 46.6%literacy
- 970females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shripur

Of every 100 households in Shripur in 2011, 18 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shripur · ■ Kaliachak - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**71%

Tap water ****6%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**44%

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

**2%

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

**76%

Use banking services ****20%**

**32%

Television ****3%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**38%

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 Shripur?

■ Shripur · ■ Kaliachak - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.6%**

**65.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****928**

**966

Working population ****50.3%**

**42.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.7% for men and 41.3% for women. 52% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 67 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 730 (30%) · **■** Household industry 110 (4%) · **■** Other work 464 (19%) · **■** Marginal 1,081 (44%)

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 - II

- Gangaprasad7,037 people
- Dakshin Debipur6,334 people
- Bishnuprosad5,503 people
- Jotkasturi4,901 people
- Meherapur4,713 people
- Chhota Mahadipur4,059 people
- Uttar Chandrapur3,669 people
- Shukurullapur3,493 people

[All 65 villages in Kaliachak - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/kaliachak-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shripur?4,871 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shripur in?Maldah district (Kaliachak - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shripur?46.6% (Census 2011)