# Serpur Village, Magrahat - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Magrahat - I, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Serpur

Serpur is a village in Magrahat - I sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **8,170 people in 1,840 households**, the 3rd largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.0%.

- 8,170people (2011)
- 1,840households
- 77.7%literacy
- 955females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Serpur

Of every 100 households in Serpur in 2011, 46 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Serpur · ■ Magrahat - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**53%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****39%**

**51%

Tap water ****8%**

**5%

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

**2%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**94%

Use banking services ****43%**

**33%

Television ****44%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****25%**

**38%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Serpur?

■ Serpur · ■ Magrahat - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.7%**

**74.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****985**

**983

Working population ****36.9%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.0% for men and 71.2% for women. 59% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 410 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 429 (14%) · **■** Household industry 745 (25%) · **■** Other work 1,028 (34%) · **■** Marginal 399 (13%)

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 Magrahat - I

- Nazra9,552 people
- Iyarpur9,238 people
- Khela Rampur6,176 people
- Deula5,169 people
- Khanpur5,101 people
- Samashat4,829 people

[All 81 villages in Magrahat - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/magrahat-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Serpur?8,170 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Serpur in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Magrahat - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Serpur?77.7% (Census 2011)