# Baikunthapur Village, Daspur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Daspur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Baikunthapur

Baikunthapur is a village in Daspur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,292 people in 263 households**, the 61st largest of 157 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.0%.

- 1,292people (2011)
- 263households
- 83.8%literacy
- 964females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Baikunthapur

Of every 100 households in Baikunthapur in 2011, 85 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Baikunthapur · ■ Daspur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**38%

Tap water ****5%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**90%

Use banking services ****69%**

**59%

Television ****50%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****3%**

**13%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Baikunthapur?

■ Baikunthapur · ■ Daspur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.8%**

**84.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****873**

**972

Working population ****36.3%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.6% for men and 76.7% for women. 63% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 79 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 95 (20%) · **■** Household industry 61 (13%) · **■** Other work 158 (34%) · **■** Marginal 76 (16%)

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 Daspur - I

- Sahapur1,336 people
- Laoda1,328 people
- Saiyadkarim1,322 people
- Kismatkalera1,295 people
- Kadirpur Fakirbazar1,288 people
- Dihichetua1,285 people
- Dihipalsa1,250 people
- Manikpur1,241 people

[All 162 villages in Daspur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/daspur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Baikunthapur?1,292 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baikunthapur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Daspur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Baikunthapur?83.8% (Census 2011)