# Kamalpur Village, Khandaghosh, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Khandaghosh, Barddhaman 

# Kamalpur

Kamalpur is a village in Khandaghosh sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **9,757 people in 2,230 households**, the 1st largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 9,757people (2011)
- 2,230households
- 77.8%literacy
- 955females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kamalpur

Of every 100 households in Kamalpur in 2011, 63 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kamalpur · ■ Khandaghosh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**56%

Tap water ****16%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**81%

Use banking services ****82%**

**70%

Television ****36%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****25%**

**19%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Kamalpur?

■ Kamalpur · ■ Khandaghosh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.8%**

**77.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****896**

**960

Working population ****36.8%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.7% for men and 70.6% for women. 60% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 499 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,329 (37%) · **■** Household industry 50 (1%) · **■** Other work 703 (20%) · **■** Marginal 1,013 (28%)

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

- Khadaghosh7,717 people
- Berugram6,852 people
- Onari6,008 people
- Ukhrid5,855 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kamalpur?9,757 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kamalpur in?Barddhaman district (Khandaghosh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kamalpur?77.8% (Census 2011)