# Kandarpapur, Birbhum (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bolpur Sriniketan, Birbhum 

# Kandarpapur

Kandarpapur is a village in [Bolpur Sriniketan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/bolpur-sriniketan/) sub-district of [Birbhum](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **583 people in 134 households**, the 102nd largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 583people (2011)
- 134households
- 70.5%literacy
- 911females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kandarpapur

Of every 100 households in Kandarpapur in 2011, 64 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kandarpapur · ■ Bolpur Sriniketan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**73%

Tap water ****2%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**18%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**82%

Use banking services ****17%**

**61%

Television ****15%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**24%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Kandarpapur?

■ Kandarpapur · ■ Bolpur Sriniketan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.5%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****774**

**972

Working population ****39.3%**

**42.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.4% for men and 63.0% for women. 56% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 18 (8%) · **■** Marginal 206 (90%)

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 Bolpur Sriniketan

- Gopalpur650 people
- Padmabatipur650 people
- Dhultikuri632 people
- Madhusudanpur612 people
- Bengutia571 people
- Damdama570 people
- Mostala558 people
- Belui557 people

[All 169 villages in Bolpur Sriniketan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/bolpur-sriniketan/villages/)

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- Kandarpapur · Village, Mathurapur - I, South Twenty Four Parganas · 520 people

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kandarpapur?583 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kandarpapur in?Birbhum district (Bolpur Sriniketan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kandarpapur?70.5% (Census 2011)