# Jirakpur Village, Basirhat - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Basirhat - I, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Jirakpur

Jirakpur is a village in Basirhat - I sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,580 people in 404 households**, the 37th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%.

- 1,580people (2011)
- 404households
- 83.9%literacy
- 980females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jirakpur

Of every 100 households in Jirakpur in 2011, 85 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Jirakpur · ■ Basirhat - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**70%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**25%

Tap water ****31%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**19%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****32%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%**

**91%

Use banking services ****48%**

**29%

Television ****59%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**26%

Own their home ****88%**

**97%

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 Jirakpur?

■ Jirakpur · ■ Basirhat - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.9%**

**72.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1094**

**953

Working population ****33.4%**

**36.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.7% for men and 78.9% for women. 54% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 13 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (3%) · **■** Household industry 12 (2%) · **■** Other work 464 (88%) · **■** Marginal 23 (4%)

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 Basirhat - I

- Matina2,002 people
- Paikpara1,964 people
- Tajpur1,669 people
- Dakshin Gulaichandi1,581 people
- Dakshin Bagundi1,506 people
- Gachharati1,450 people
- Atkaria1,368 people
- Kathari1,302 people

[All 60 villages in Basirhat - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/basirhat-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jirakpur?1,580 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jirakpur in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Basirhat - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jirakpur?83.9% (Census 2011)