# Saipur Village, Dantan - II, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Dantan - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Saipur

Saipur is a village in Dantan - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **719 people in 154 households**, the 66th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 719people (2011)
- 154households
- 91.1%literacy
- 868females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Saipur

Of every 100 households in Saipur in 2011, 1 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Saipur · ■ Dantan - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****90%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**17%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****63%**

**31%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**98%

Use banking services ****51%**

**60%

Television ****2%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**14%

Own their home ****95%**

**99%

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 Saipur?

■ Saipur · ■ Dantan - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.1%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****868**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****730**

**953

Working population ****45.6%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.4% for men and 84.0% for women. 57% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 102 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 103 (31%) · **■** Other work 28 (9%) · **■** Marginal 95 (29%)

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 Dantan - II

- Shyamsundarpur777 people
- Bastupur773 people
- Kautia744 people
- Mirjapur724 people
- Digha702 people
- Paniara674 people
- Lalat672 people
- Bardaltitia669 people

[All 128 villages in Dantan - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/dantan-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Saipur?719 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saipur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Dantan - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Saipur?91.1% (Census 2011)