# Kapastari Village, Dubrajpur, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Dubrajpur, Birbhum 

# Kapastari

Kapastari is a village in Dubrajpur sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **958 people in 200 households**, the 71st largest of 191 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.3%.

- 958people (2011)
- 200households
- 68.1%literacy
- 1,074females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kapastari

Of every 100 households in Kapastari in 2011, 29 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kapastari · ■ Dubrajpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**85%

Tap water ****1%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**14%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**77%

Use banking services ****82%**

**51%

Television ****16%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****1%**

**22%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Kapastari?

■ Kapastari · ■ Dubrajpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.1%**

**68.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1074**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1373**

**980

Working population ****31.2%**

**39.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.4% for men and 61.9% for women. 56% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 38 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 51 (17%) · **■** Marginal 206 (69%)

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 Dubrajpur

- Kanaipur975 people
- Shimuldihi971 people
- Pratappur967 people
- Rampur962 people
- Bodakuri955 people
- Shibrautara954 people
- Barari913 people
- Banahari900 people

[All 227 villages in Dubrajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/dubrajpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kapastari?958 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kapastari in?Birbhum district (Dubrajpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kapastari?68.1% (Census 2011)