# Alampur Village, Burdwan - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Burdwan - I, Barddhaman 

# Alampur

Alampur is a village in Burdwan - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,278 people in 534 households**, the 31st largest of 75 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.8%.

- 2,278people (2011)
- 534households
- 85.9%literacy
- 964females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Alampur

Of every 100 households in Alampur in 2011, 76 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Alampur · ■ Burdwan - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****46%**

**48%

Tap water ****67%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**6%

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

**74%

Use banking services ****54%**

**50%

Television ****39%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**3%

None of these assets ****24%**

**25%

Own their home ****98%**

**93%

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 Alampur?

■ Alampur · ■ Burdwan - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.9%**

**74.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1065**

**981

Working population ****37.3%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.9% for men and 80.6% for women. 63% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 143 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 139 (16%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 257 (30%) · **■** Marginal 297 (35%)

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 Burdwan - I

- Faridpur2,435 people
- Khetia2,421 people
- Pure Balisa2,400 people
- Tubgram2,330 people
- Kamnara2,196 people
- Baharpur2,160 people
- Palitpur2,089 people
- Mahinagar2,034 people

[All 76 villages in Burdwan - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/burdwan-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Alampur?2,278 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Alampur in?Barddhaman district (Burdwan - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Alampur?85.9% (Census 2011)