# Alipur Village, Khandaghosh, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Khandaghosh, Barddhaman 

# Alipur

Alipur is a village in Khandaghosh sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,546 people in 361 households**, the 40th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 1,546people (2011)
- 361households
- 79.3%literacy
- 932females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Alipur

Of every 100 households in Alipur in 2011, 81 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Alipur · ■ Khandaghosh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**56%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**81%

Use banking services ****96%**

**70%

Television ****28%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****15%**

**19%

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 Alipur?

■ Alipur · ■ Khandaghosh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.3%**

**77.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929**

**960

Working population ****31.0%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.2% for men and 76.2% for women. 59% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 138 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 72 (15%) · **■** Household industry 14 (3%) · **■** Other work 126 (26%) · **■** Marginal 130 (27%)

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 Khandaghosh

- Kumirkola1,731 people
- Amba1,633 people
- Napara1,613 people
- Kule1,579 people
- Kapshit1,524 people
- Aradanga1,517 people
- Torkona1,400 people
- Khundkuri1,389 people

[All 111 villages in Khandaghosh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/khandaghosh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Alipur?1,546 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Alipur in?Barddhaman district (Khandaghosh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Alipur?79.3% (Census 2011)