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

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Village · Kalna - I, Barddhaman 

# Surjapur

Surjapur is a village in Kalna - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,626 people in 374 households**, the 43rd largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 1,626people (2011)
- 374households
- 72.6%literacy
- 1,002females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Surjapur

Of every 100 households in Surjapur in 2011, 37 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Surjapur · ■ Kalna - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**47%

Tap water ****59%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**88%

Use banking services ****58%**

**58%

Television ****22%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****36%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Surjapur?

■ Surjapur · ■ Kalna - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.6%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1002**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1051**

**979

Working population ****46.4%**

**41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.4% for men and 62.9% for women. 63% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 157 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 520 (69%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 45 (6%) · **■** Marginal 22 (3%)

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

- Muragachha1,724 people
- Isabpur1,693 people
- Kasimpur1,671 people
- Kharinan1,631 people
- Ramanandapur1,623 people
- Maslandapur1,434 people
- Deara1,383 people
- Begpur1,354 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Surjapur?1,626 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Surjapur in?Barddhaman district (Kalna - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Surjapur?72.6% (Census 2011)