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

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Village · Katwa - I, Barddhaman 

# Kamal

Kamal is a village in Katwa - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,347 people in 472 households**, the 20th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.9%.

- 2,347people (2011)
- 472households
- 74.3%literacy
- 943females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kamal

Of every 100 households in Kamal in 2011, 40 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kamal · ■ Katwa - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**43%

Toilet within the home ****43%**

**45%

No toilet (open defecation) ****57%**

**54%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

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

**27%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**88%

Use banking services ****64%**

**60%

Television ****31%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****38%**

**33%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Kamal?

■ Kamal · ■ Katwa - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.3%**

**69.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****768**

**966

Working population ****42.6%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.9% for men and 68.6% for women. 62% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 155 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 366 (37%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 213 (21%) · **■** Marginal 254 (25%)

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

- Shrisuruvra2,715 people
- Sargram2,613 people
- Jamra2,572 people
- Arjundihi2,416 people
- Barampur2,272 people
- Puini2,254 people
- Durga2,177 people
- Char Pataihat2,173 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kamal?2,347 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kamal in?Barddhaman district (Katwa - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kamal?74.3% (Census 2011)