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

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Village · Katwa - I, Barddhaman 

# Alampur

Alampur is a village in Katwa - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,774 people in 621 households**, the 15th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.9%.

- 2,774people (2011)
- 621households
- 76.0%literacy
- 945females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Alampur

Of every 100 households in Alampur in 2011, 54 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Alampur · ■ Katwa - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**43%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**45%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**54%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**27%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**88%

Use banking services ****44%**

**60%

Television ****25%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**2%

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

**33%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 · ■ Katwa - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.0%**

**69.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****978**

**966

Working population ****35.6%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.9% for men and 73.0% for women. 65% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 459 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 314 (32%) · **■** Household industry 20 (2%) · **■** Other work 184 (19%) · **■** Marginal 11 (1%)

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 Katwa - I

- Jajigram4,471 people
- Kashigram3,814 people
- Bandra2,842 people
- Mandalhat2,841 people
- Shrisuruvra2,715 people
- Sargram2,613 people
- Jamra2,572 people
- Arjundihi2,416 people

[All 66 villages in Katwa - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/katwa-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Alampur?2,774 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Alampur in?Barddhaman district (Katwa - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Alampur?76.0% (Census 2011)