# Kamalpur Village, Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Kamalpur

Kamalpur is a village in Balurghat sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **877 people in 200 households**, the 96th largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 877people (2011)
- 200households
- 71.3%literacy
- 975females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kamalpur

Of every 100 households in Kamalpur in 2011, 28 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kamalpur · ■ Balurghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**65%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**47%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**90%

Use banking services ****19%**

**41%

Television ****18%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****49%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Balurghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.3%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****959**

**965

Working population ****40.0%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.0% for men and 64.5% for women. 54% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 47 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 181 (52%) · **■** Household industry 9 (3%) · **■** Other work 53 (15%) · **■** Marginal 61 (17%)

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 Balurghat

- Paschim Thakurpur899 people
- Kalaibari891 people
- Mahadipur888 people
- Banhat885 people
- Chak Ramprosad870 people
- Margram870 people
- Kuchila864 people
- Indra863 people

[All 307 villages in Balurghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/balurghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kamalpur?877 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kamalpur in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Balurghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kamalpur?71.3% (Census 2011)