# Kalikapur Village, Katwa - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Katwa - II, Barddhaman 

# Kalikapur

Kalikapur is a village in Katwa - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,302 people in 790 households**, the 11th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 3,302people (2011)
- 790households
- 61.4%literacy
- 956females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kalikapur

Of every 100 households in Kalikapur in 2011, 42 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kalikapur · ■ Katwa - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****47%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****53%**

**49%

Tap water ****13%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**89%

Use banking services ****39%**

**63%

Television ****23%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**36%

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 Kalikapur?

■ Kalikapur · ■ Katwa - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.4%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1025**

**926

Working population ****40.6%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.6% for men and 57.1% for women. 64% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 303 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 526 (39%) · **■** Household industry 17 (1%) · **■** Other work 364 (27%) · **■** Marginal 131 (10%)

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 - II

- Palashani4,761 people
- Chanduli4,617 people
- Auria3,899 people
- Musthuli3,468 people
- Panjoa3,272 people
- Chandpur3,222 people
- Ghoranas3,206 people
- Kurchi3,188 people

[All 68 villages in Katwa - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/katwa-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kalikapur?3,302 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalikapur in?Barddhaman district (Katwa - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kalikapur?61.4% (Census 2011)