# Lapuria Village, Garbeta - I, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Garbeta - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Lapuria

Lapuria is a village in Garbeta - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,787 people in 1,068 households**, the 2nd largest of 306 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 4,787people (2011)
- 1,068households
- 86.9%literacy
- 985females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Lapuria

Of every 100 households in Lapuria in 2011, 74 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 47 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 35 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Lapuria · ■ Garbeta - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****70%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****25%**

**69%

Tap water ****76%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****47%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****49%**

**87%

Use banking services ****71%**

**62%

Television ****64%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****35%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**15%

Own their home ****89%**

**98%

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 Lapuria?

■ Lapuria · ■ Garbeta - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.9%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1040**

**951

Working population ****36.5%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.9% for men and 84.0% for women. 56% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 141 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 384 (22%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,036 (59%) · **■** Marginal 174 (10%)

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 Garbeta - I

- Khar Kusum5,428 people
- Bhedua Sahebdanga3,504 people
- Keshia3,398 people
- Mohanpur3,188 people
- Ledagamar3,116 people

[All 369 villages in Garbeta - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/garbeta-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Lapuria?4,787 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lapuria in?Paschim Medinipur district (Garbeta - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Lapuria?86.9% (Census 2011)