# Serpur, Murshidabad (West Bengal) – Town Population & Facts

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Town · Murshidabad, West Bengal 

# Serpur

Serpur is a town in Samserganj sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal (census town). The 2011 Census counted **8,900 people** in 1,668 households. Literacy was 63.9%.

- 8,900people (2011)
- 1,668households
- 63.9%literacy
- 999females per 1,000 males

## Population of Serpur

■ Serpur · ■ Murshidabad urban average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.9%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****999**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1028**

**970

Working population ****49.4%**

**41.6%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Serpur

Of every 100 households in Serpur in 2011, 55 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Serpur · ■ Murshidabad urban average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**60%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**36%

Tap water ****2%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****39%**

**48%

Use banking services ****51%**

**52%

Television ****22%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****34%**

**26%

Own their home ****98%**

**90%

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 people in Serpur work as

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,054 (24%) · **■** Household industry 2,225 (51%) · **■** Farming 29 (1%) · **■** Marginal 1,085 (25%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Serpur?8,900 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Serpur in?Murshidabad district, West Bengal