# Zafarpur Village, Falta – Population, Literacy & Census 2011

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Village · Falta, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Zafarpur

Zafarpur is a village in Falta sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,457 people in 1,387 households**, the 2nd largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%.

- 6,457people (2011)
- 1,387households
- 78.1%literacy
- 954females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Zafarpur

Of every 100 households in Zafarpur in 2011, 57 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Zafarpur · ■ Falta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****45%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**49%

Tap water ****14%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**2%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**91%

Use banking services ****35%**

**37%

Television ****35%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**37%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Zafarpur?

■ Zafarpur · ■ Falta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.1%**

**76.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****913**

**965

Working population ****33.6%**

**35.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.6% for men and 72.4% for women. 58% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 237 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 284 (13%) · **■** Household industry 184 (8%) · **■** Other work 1,236 (57%) · **■** Marginal 227 (10%)

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 Falta

- Rajarampur7,548 people
- Basulat4,963 people
- Chaluary4,708 people
- Chandideul4,631 people
- Banganagar4,469 people

[All 129 villages in Falta](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/falta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Zafarpur?6,457 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Zafarpur in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Falta sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Zafarpur?78.1% (Census 2011)