# Kapishtha Village, Barabani, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Barabani, Barddhaman 

# Kapishtha

Kapishtha is a village in Barabani sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,932 people in 408 households**, the 14th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%.

- 1,932people (2011)
- 408households
- 78.6%literacy
- 924females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kapishtha

Of every 100 households in Kapishtha in 2011, 74 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kapishtha · ■ Barabani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**56%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**82%

Tap water ****98%**

**62%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****2%**

**13%

Use banking services ****56%**

**46%

Television ****68%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**16%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

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 Kapishtha?

■ Kapishtha · ■ Barabani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.6%**

**68.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****981**

**930

Working population ****32.4%**

**34.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.0% for men and 69.4% for women. 58% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 61 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (1%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 450 (72%) · **■** Marginal 103 (16%)

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 Barabani

- Baliapur2,332 people
- Barabani2,330 people
- Aliganja2,130 people
- Chhotkara2,118 people
- Parulbaria1,897 people
- Kantapahari1,864 people
- Baradang1,746 people
- Khoshnagar1,737 people

[All 46 villages in Barabani](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/barabani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kapishtha?1,932 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kapishtha in?Barddhaman district (Barabani sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kapishtha?78.6% (Census 2011)