# Salpukuria Village, Bishnupur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bishnupur - I, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Salpukuria

Salpukuria is a village in Bishnupur - I sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,931 people in 622 households**, the 23rd largest of 84 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 2,931people (2011)
- 622households
- 76.3%literacy
- 913females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Salpukuria

Of every 100 households in Salpukuria in 2011, 53 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Salpukuria · ■ Bishnupur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**56%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**44%

Tap water ****0%**

**68%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**16%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**91%

Use banking services ****32%**

**36%

Television ****30%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

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

**26%

Own their home ****94%**

**97%

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 Salpukuria?

■ Salpukuria · ■ Bishnupur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.3%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****847**

**954

Working population ****42.2%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.1% for men and 68.8% for women. 61% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 151 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 143 (12%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 390 (32%) · **■** Marginal 549 (44%)

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 Bishnupur - I

- Damdamakismat3,128 people
- Bharu Ramkrishnapur3,124 people
- Kastikumari3,100 people
- Julpia2,968 people
- Rajakgohalia2,903 people
- Nettana2,820 people
- Saphkhali2,813 people
- Raghabpur2,607 people

[All 85 villages in Bishnupur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/bishnupur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Salpukuria?2,931 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Salpukuria in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Bishnupur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Salpukuria?76.3% (Census 2011)