# Daspur Village, Daspur - I, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Daspur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Daspur

Daspur is a village in Daspur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,667 people in 774 households**, the 5th largest of 157 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.0%.

- 3,667people (2011)
- 774households
- 91.5%literacy
- 953females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Daspur

Of every 100 households in Daspur in 2011, 86 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Daspur · ■ Daspur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****75%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**38%

Tap water ****38%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****56%**

**90%

Use banking services ****76%**

**59%

Television ****63%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**13%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Daspur?

■ Daspur · ■ Daspur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.5%**

**84.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****843**

**972

Working population ****34.9%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.5% for men and 88.4% for women. 57% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 26 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 64 (5%) · **■** Household industry 53 (4%) · **■** Other work 1,030 (81%) · **■** Marginal 106 (8%)

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

- Rajnagar4,890 people
- Nij Narajol4,085 people
- Sagarpur3,723 people
- Samat3,678 people
- Mamudpur3,624 people
- Supapursuri3,289 people
- Kalmijor3,288 people
- Basubebpur3,160 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 Daspur?3,667 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Daspur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Daspur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Daspur?91.5% (Census 2011)