# Selamatpur Village, Berhampore, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Berhampore, Murshidabad 

# Selamatpur

Selamatpur is a village in Berhampore sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **8,032 people in 2,062 households**, the 6th largest of 124 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 8,032people (2011)
- 2,062households
- 64.2%literacy
- 955females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Selamatpur

Of every 100 households in Selamatpur in 2011, 20 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Selamatpur · ■ Berhampore rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**30%

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

**43%

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

**55%

Tap water ****4%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**52%

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

**3%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****37%**

**33%

Television ****6%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**29%

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 Selamatpur?

■ Selamatpur · ■ Berhampore rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.2%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****946**

**972

Working population ****32.4%**

**34.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.0% for men and 64.4% for women. 58% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 671 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,243 (48%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 91 (3%) · **■** Marginal 594 (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 Berhampore

- Purbba Narayanpur8,664 people
- Kaladanga8,182 people
- Bairgachhi8,148 people
- Hati Nagar8,057 people
- Andar Manik7,938 people
- Tarakpur7,584 people
- Sahajadpur7,299 people
- Janmahammadpur6,679 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Selamatpur?8,032 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Selamatpur in?Murshidabad district (Berhampore sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Selamatpur?64.2% (Census 2011)