# Kalahapur Village, Murarai - II, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Murarai - II, Birbhum 

# Kalahapur

Kalahapur is a village in Murarai - II sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,829 people in 822 households**, the 17th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.0%.

- 3,829people (2011)
- 822households
- 51.4%literacy
- 970females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kalahapur

Of every 100 households in Kalahapur in 2011, 14 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kalahapur · ■ Murarai - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****21%**

**25%

Television ****11%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**17%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**2%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****29%**

**58%

Own their home ****100%**

**93%

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 Kalahapur?

■ Kalahapur · ■ Murarai - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.4%**

**58.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****931**

**964

Working population ****41.6%**

**35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.9% for men and 46.9% for women. 55% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 232 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 502 (31%) · **■** Household industry 322 (20%) · **■** Other work 115 (7%) · **■** Marginal 423 (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 Murarai - II

- Amudda4,200 people
- Kutubpur4,108 people
- Danghara4,070 people
- Bonha3,977 people
- Goalmal3,705 people
- Bipra Nandigram3,659 people
- Narottampur3,594 people
- Bilaspur3,583 people

[All 71 villages in Murarai - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/murarai-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kalahapur?3,829 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalahapur in?Birbhum district (Murarai - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kalahapur?51.4% (Census 2011)