# Sripur Village, Jaynagar - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Jaynagar - I, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Sripur

Sripur is a village in Jaynagar - I sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,668 people in 641 households**, the 31st largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 2,668people (2011)
- 641households
- 84.9%literacy
- 892females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sripur

Of every 100 households in Sripur in 2011, 66 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sripur · ■ Jaynagar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****69%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****27%**

**51%

Tap water ****2%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**90%

Use banking services ****46%**

**27%

Television ****40%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**3%

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

**2%

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

**42%

Own their home ****96%**

**96%

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 Sripur?

■ Sripur · ■ Jaynagar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.9%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****892**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****860**

**949

Working population ****38.0%**

**33.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.1% for men and 80.2% for women. 60% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 98 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 45 (4%) · **■** Household industry 16 (2%) · **■** Other work 575 (57%) · **■** Marginal 280 (28%)

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 Jaynagar - I

- Nurulpur2,798 people
- Hogla2,723 people
- Goalberia2,697 people
- Panchghora2,689 people
- Mahismari2,636 people
- Belechandi2,594 people
- Kanta Pukuria2,524 people
- Dewanganj2,416 people

[All 67 villages in Jaynagar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/jaynagar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sripur?2,668 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sripur in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Jaynagar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sripur?84.9% (Census 2011)