# Laikapur Village, Jamuria, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Jamuria, Barddhaman 

# Laikapur

Laikapur is a village in Jamuria sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **816 people in 153 households**, the 33rd largest of 38 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.8%.

- 816people (2011)
- 153households
- 66.7%literacy
- 925females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Laikapur

Of every 100 households in Laikapur in 2011, 47 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Laikapur · ■ Jamuria rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**43%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****0%**

**13%

Use banking services ****34%**

**46%

Television ****28%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**18%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****30%**

**20%

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 Laikapur?

■ Laikapur · ■ Jamuria rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.7%**

**67.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****826**

**925

Working population ****27.8%**

**34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.1% for men and 58.8% for women. 42% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 41 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 88 (39%) · **■** Household industry 10 (4%) · **■** Other work 11 (5%) · **■** Marginal 77 (34%)

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 Jamuria

- Andharia1,145 people
- Dhasna1,061 people
- Kumardiha905 people
- Lalbazar837 people
- Shankheri753 people
- Madhabpur354 people
- Baguli260 people
- Sarakdihi240 people

[All 43 villages in Jamuria](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/jamuria/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Laikapur?816 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Laikapur in?Barddhaman district (Jamuria sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Laikapur?66.7% (Census 2011)