# Mirpur Village, Bishnupur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bishnupur - II, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Mirpur

Mirpur is a village in Bishnupur - II sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,676 people in 929 households**, the 5th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.3%.

- 4,676people (2011)
- 929households
- 80.6%literacy
- 943females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mirpur

Of every 100 households in Mirpur in 2011, 74 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mirpur · ■ Bishnupur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****71%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****29%**

**45%

Tap water ****98%**

**81%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**12%

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

**84%

Use banking services ****40%**

**46%

Television ****39%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****28%**

**24%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Mirpur?

■ Mirpur · ■ Bishnupur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.6%**

**81.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****942**

**953

Working population ****32.8%**

**36.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.1% for men and 74.9% for women. 57% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 23 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (2%) · **■** Household industry 358 (23%) · **■** Other work 642 (42%) · **■** Marginal 481 (31%)

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 - II

- Chandi13,332 people
- Borahanpur7,218 people
- Khagramuri5,734 people
- Gobindapur5,588 people
- Enayetnagar4,617 people
- Joychandipur4,541 people
- Sultanganja4,486 people
- Gangarampur4,016 people

[All 53 villages in Bishnupur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/bishnupur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mirpur?4,676 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mirpur in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Bishnupur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mirpur?80.6% (Census 2011)