# Dandapur Village, Baruipur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Baruipur, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Dandapur

Dandapur is a village in Baruipur sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **497 people in 94 households**, the 118th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.4%.

- 497people (2011)
- 94households
- 78.3%literacy
- 926females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dandapur

Of every 100 households in Dandapur in 2011, 9 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dandapur · ■ Baruipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**35%

Tap water ****35%**

**35%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**85%

Use banking services ****18%**

**39%

Television ****6%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**2%

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

**29%

Own their home ****99%**

**94%

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 Dandapur?

■ Dandapur · ■ Baruipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.3%**

**75.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1147**

**954

Working population ****38.8%**

**35.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.9% for men and 67.5% for women. 57% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 42 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 27 (14%) · **■** Household industry 9 (5%) · **■** Other work 37 (19%) · **■** Marginal 78 (40%)

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 Baruipur

- San Pukuria696 people
- Bhurkul654 people
- Sonagachhi604 people
- Kharam Para513 people
- Khanpur405 people
- Auliapur386 people
- Subuddhipur308 people
- Dhankhola206 people

[All 126 villages in Baruipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/baruipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dandapur?497 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dandapur in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Baruipur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dandapur?78.3% (Census 2011)