# Kamalnagar Village, Purbasthali - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Purbasthali - II, Barddhaman 

# Kamalnagar

Kamalnagar is a village in Purbasthali - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,837 people in 720 households**, the 24th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%.

- 2,837people (2011)
- 720households
- 69.7%literacy
- 866females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kamalnagar

Of every 100 households in Kamalnagar in 2011, 18 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kamalnagar · ■ Purbasthali - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****82%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****18%**

**24%

Tap water ****9%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**91%

Use banking services ****43%**

**44%

Television ****13%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Kamalnagar?

■ Kamalnagar · ■ Purbasthali - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.7%**

**70.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****866**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****993**

**970

Working population ****40.9%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.2% for men and 63.3% for women. 64% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 401 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 158 (14%) · **■** Household industry 229 (20%) · **■** Other work 330 (28%) · **■** Marginal 42 (4%)

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 Purbasthali - II

- Sihipara3,724 people
- Narayanpur3,452 people
- Mertala3,046 people
- Jhaudanga2,842 people
- Mahadebpur2,790 people
- Nakadaha2,761 people
- Telinaopara2,703 people
- Hapania2,688 people

[All 90 villages in Purbasthali - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/purbasthali-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kamalnagar?2,837 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kamalnagar in?Barddhaman district (Purbasthali - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kamalnagar?69.7% (Census 2011)