# Shripur Village, Daspur - II, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Daspur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Shripur

Shripur is a village in Daspur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,299 people in 486 households**, the 40th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.6%.

- 2,299people (2011)
- 486households
- 82.2%literacy
- 948females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shripur

Of every 100 households in Shripur in 2011, 78 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shripur · ■ Daspur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****63%**

**65%

No toilet (open defecation) ****37%**

**33%

Tap water ****1%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****57%**

**58%

Television ****38%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**17%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Shripur?

■ Shripur · ■ Daspur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.2%**

**85.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****962**

**943

Working population ****46.2%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.2% for men and 73.8% for women. 64% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 291 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 236 (22%) · **■** Household industry 128 (12%) · **■** Other work 182 (17%) · **■** Marginal 224 (21%)

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 - II

- Nabin Manua2,629 people
- Kashiyara2,526 people
- Bhuyanra2,346 people
- Sahachak2,302 people
- Dangabhanga2,271 people
- Chak Sultan2,225 people
- Kala Gechhya2,097 people
- Salya2,092 people

[All 87 villages in Daspur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/daspur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shripur?2,299 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shripur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Daspur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shripur?82.2% (Census 2011)