# Mirpur Village, Kharagpur - I, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Kharagpur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Mirpur

Mirpur is a village in Kharagpur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,098 people in 707 households**, the 7th largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 3,098people (2011)
- 707households
- 80.6%literacy
- 1,034females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mirpur

Of every 100 households in Mirpur in 2011, 57 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 55 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 43 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Mirpur · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****66%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****34%**

**66%

Tap water ****18%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****55%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****28%**

**83%

Use banking services ****65%**

**46%

Television ****60%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****43%**

**15%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**15%

Own their home ****93%**

**95%

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 Mirpur?

■ Mirpur · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.6%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1034**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1284**

**971

Working population ****34.5%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.3% for men and 73.1% for women. 53% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 8 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 144 (13%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 581 (54%) · **■** Marginal 327 (31%)

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 Kharagpur - I

- Amba3,900 people
- Rupnarayanpur3,652 people
- Satkul3,599 people
- Sadatpur3,272 people
- Arjuni3,033 people
- Gopali2,951 people
- Paschimpathri2,855 people
- Khelar2,629 people

[All 268 villages in Kharagpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/kharagpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mirpur?3,098 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mirpur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mirpur?80.6% (Census 2011)