# Dafarpur Village, Nabagram, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Nabagram, Murshidabad 

# Dafarpur

Dafarpur is a village in Nabagram sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,243 people in 1,228 households**, the 6th largest of 109 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.8%.

- 5,243people (2011)
- 1,228households
- 65.6%literacy
- 970females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dafarpur

Of every 100 households in Dafarpur in 2011, 21 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dafarpur · ■ Nabagram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**13%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****50%**

**58%

Television ****16%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****45%**

**37%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Dafarpur?

■ Dafarpur · ■ Nabagram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.6%**

**70.8%

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

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****844**

**965

Working population ****32.7%**

**34.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.6% for men and 59.6% for women. 59% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 529 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 492 (29%) · **■** Household industry 22 (1%) · **■** Other work 367 (21%) · **■** Marginal 302 (18%)

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 Nabagram

- Rasulpur9,954 people
- Nabagram6,939 people
- Gura6,802 people
- Chupar5,367 people
- Singar5,200 people
- Bilbari4,142 people
- Saheb Nagar4,094 people
- Nimgram4,058 people

[All 118 villages in Nabagram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/nabagram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dafarpur?5,243 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dafarpur in?Murshidabad district (Nabagram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dafarpur?65.6% (Census 2011)