# Mirikpur, Tamluk, Purba Medinipur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Tamluk, Purba Medinipur 

# Mirikpur

Mirikpur is a village in [Tamluk](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/tamluk/) sub-district of [Purba Medinipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **4,865 people in 1,058 households**, the 6th largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.9%.

- 4,865people (2011)
- 1,058households
- 86.4%literacy
- 915females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mirikpur

Of every 100 households in Mirikpur in 2011, 47 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mirikpur · ■ Tamluk rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**72%

No toilet (open defecation) ****51%**

**20%

Tap water ****3%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**7%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**91%

Use banking services ****23%**

**45%

Television ****15%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**20%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Mirikpur?

■ Mirikpur · ■ Tamluk rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.4%**

**86.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1004**

**972

Working population ****39.0%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.8% for men and 80.3% for women. 59% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 396 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 511 (27%) · **■** Household industry 94 (5%) · **■** Other work 344 (18%) · **■** Marginal 552 (29%)

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 Tamluk

- Simulia6,384 people
- Putputya5,300 people
- Nilkanthia5,236 people
- Bishnubar4,957 people
- Purbba Nukha4,766 people
- Uttar Sonamul4,711 people
- Barbarya4,692 people
- Harashankar4,379 people

[All 99 villages in Tamluk](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/tamluk/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mirikpur?4,865 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mirikpur in?Purba Medinipur district (Tamluk sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mirikpur?86.4% (Census 2011)