# Baikunthapur Village, Berhampore, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Berhampore, Murshidabad 

# Baikunthapur

Baikunthapur is a village in Berhampore sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,881 people in 405 households**, the 61st largest of 124 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 1,881people (2011)
- 405households
- 81.1%literacy
- 896females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Baikunthapur

Of every 100 households in Baikunthapur in 2011, 59 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Baikunthapur · ■ Berhampore rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**43%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**55%

Tap water ****18%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**92%

Use banking services ****16%**

**33%

Television ****20%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**29%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Baikunthapur?

■ Baikunthapur · ■ Berhampore rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.1%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1205**

**972

Working population ****30.0%**

**34.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.8% for men and 80.3% for women. 55% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 155 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 274 (49%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 71 (13%) · **■** Marginal 60 (11%)

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 Berhampore

- Fatepur2,163 people
- Jadupur2,150 people
- Hajidanga2,134 people
- Dhanaipur2,031 people
- Mankara1,848 people
- Harirampur1,814 people
- Debidaspur1,805 people
- Sungai1,759 people

[All 138 villages in Berhampore](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/berhampore/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Baikunthapur?1,881 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baikunthapur in?Murshidabad district (Berhampore sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Baikunthapur?81.1% (Census 2011)