# Desalpur Village, Khargram, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Khargram, Murshidabad 

# Desalpur

Desalpur is a village in Khargram sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,387 people in 316 households**, the 72nd largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.6%.

- 1,387people (2011)
- 316households
- 75.5%literacy
- 885females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Desalpur

Of every 100 households in Desalpur in 2011, 21 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Desalpur · ■ Khargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**16%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****22%**

**27%

Television ****8%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****35%**

**53%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Desalpur?

■ Desalpur · ■ Khargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.5%**

**63.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****885**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****824**

**960

Working population ****30.6%**

**32.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.0% for men and 68.2% for women. 55% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 152 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 157 (37%) · **■** Household industry 32 (8%) · **■** Other work 53 (12%) · **■** Marginal 30 (7%)

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 Khargram

- Siata1,478 people
- Bathur1,472 people
- Ratanpur Arazi1,427 people
- Amjua1,422 people
- Dakshin Raypur1,381 people
- Atgharia1,332 people
- Dangapara1,303 people
- Goai1,293 people

[All 155 villages in Khargram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/khargram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Desalpur?1,387 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Desalpur in?Murshidabad district (Khargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Desalpur?75.5% (Census 2011)