# Begpur Village, Kalna - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Kalna - I, Barddhaman 

# Begpur

Begpur is a village in Kalna - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,354 people in 321 households**, the 47th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 1,354people (2011)
- 321households
- 69.1%literacy
- 982females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Begpur

Of every 100 households in Begpur in 2011, 54 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Begpur · ■ Kalna - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****53%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**47%

Tap water ****0%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**13%

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

**4%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****83%**

**58%

Television ****45%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****22%**

**26%

Own their home ****94%**

**96%

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 Begpur?

■ Begpur · ■ Kalna - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.1%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**979

Working population ****42.6%**

**41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.8% for men and 65.3% for women. 60% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 126 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 236 (41%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 52 (9%) · **■** Marginal 161 (28%)

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 Kalna - I

- Surjapur1,626 people
- Ramanandapur1,623 people
- Maslandapur1,434 people
- Deara1,383 people
- Kadipur1,336 people
- Harsuna1,328 people
- Singrail1,309 people
- Sultanpur1,304 people

[All 99 villages in Kalna - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/kalna-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Begpur?1,354 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Begpur in?Barddhaman district (Kalna - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Begpur?69.1% (Census 2011)