# Kalikapur Village, Faridpur Durgapur, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Faridpur Durgapur, Barddhaman 

# Kalikapur

Kalikapur is a village in Faridpur Durgapur sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,103 people in 236 households**, the 32nd largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 1,103people (2011)
- 236households
- 62.5%literacy
- 895females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kalikapur

Of every 100 households in Kalikapur in 2011, 68 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kalikapur · ■ Faridpur Durgapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**58%

Tap water ****1%**

**32%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**24%

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

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**50%

Use banking services ****34%**

**48%

Television ****35%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**19%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**16%

Own their home ****99%**

**90%

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 Kalikapur?

■ Kalikapur · ■ Faridpur Durgapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.5%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****895**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1031**

**917

Working population ****31.4%**

**35.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.5% for men and 55.6% for women. 56% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 120 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 28 (8%) · **■** Household industry 9 (3%) · **■** Other work 64 (18%) · **■** Marginal 125 (36%)

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 Faridpur Durgapur

- Madhaiganj1,194 people
- Amlauka1,184 people
- Banshgara1,173 people
- Amdahi1,138 people
- Hetedoba1,092 people
- Paranganj1,044 people
- Jabuna978 people
- Jot Balaram918 people

[All 51 villages in Faridpur Durgapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/faridpur-durgapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kalikapur?1,103 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalikapur in?Barddhaman district (Faridpur Durgapur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kalikapur?62.5% (Census 2011)