# Agharpur Village, Jaipur, Puruliya (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Jaipur, Puruliya 

# Agharpur

Agharpur is a village in Jaipur sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,287 people in 205 households**, the 30th largest of 109 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.2%.

- 1,287people (2011)
- 205households
- 76.0%literacy
- 909females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Agharpur

Of every 100 households in Agharpur in 2011, 65 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Agharpur · ■ Jaipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****65%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**11%

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

**0%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****58%**

**49%

Television ****21%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**23%

Own their home ****98%**

**99%

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 Agharpur?

■ Agharpur · ■ Jaipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.0%**

**57.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****804**

**937

Working population ****37.1%**

**39.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.6% for men and 60.2% for women. 51% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 150 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (3%) · **■** Household industry 45 (9%) · **■** Other work 233 (49%) · **■** Marginal 37 (8%)

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 Jaipur

- Jorre1,555 people
- Durikuri1,533 people
- Pundag1,533 people
- Hathimuri1,361 people
- Hargara1,287 people
- Tanasi1,204 people
- Rahardaga1,203 people
- Jharmamara1,194 people

[All 112 villages in Jaipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/jaipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Agharpur?1,287 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Agharpur in?Puruliya district (Jaipur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Agharpur?76.0% (Census 2011)