# Baksispur Village, Contai - I, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Contai - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Baksispur

Baksispur is a village in Contai - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,788 people in 657 households**, the 7th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 89.3%.

- 2,788people (2011)
- 657households
- 90.0%literacy
- 956females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Baksispur

Of every 100 households in Baksispur in 2011, 31 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Baksispur · ■ Contai - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**5%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**15%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**91%

Use banking services ****39%**

**43%

Television ****10%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Baksispur?

■ Baksispur · ■ Contai - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.0%**

**89.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**956

Working population ****29.8%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.5% for men and 84.3% for women. 54% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 21 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 91 (11%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 372 (45%) · **■** Marginal 346 (42%)

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 Contai - I

- Srirampur3,274 people
- Tedubi3,083 people
- Majila Pur2,937 people
- Bishwanathpur2,853 people
- Nayaput2,372 people
- Biramput2,370 people
- Paschim Manikpur2,308 people
- Kudbheri2,088 people

[All 225 villages in Contai - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/contai-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Baksispur?2,788 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baksispur in?Purba Medinipur district (Contai - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Baksispur?90.0% (Census 2011)