# Paschim Kalikapur Village, Balurghat – Population & Literacy

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Village · Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Paschim Kalikapur

Paschim Kalikapur is a village in Balurghat sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,151 people in 283 households**, the 59th largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 1,151people (2011)
- 283households
- 75.7%literacy
- 974females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paschim Kalikapur

Of every 100 households in Paschim Kalikapur in 2011, 30 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Paschim Kalikapur · ■ Balurghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**65%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**47%

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

**4%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****31%**

**41%

Television ****21%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****28%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Paschim Kalikapur?

■ Paschim Kalikapur · ■ Balurghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.7%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****841**

**965

Working population ****47.1%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.2% for men and 67.0% for women. 54% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 62 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 253 (47%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 109 (20%) · **■** Marginal 110 (20%)

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

- Osail1,186 people
- Nazirpur1,175 people
- Bidaypur1,162 people
- Badbangi1,159 people
- Badalpur1,132 people
- Jhapursi1,130 people
- Chakhay1,087 people
- Dangbiral1,085 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paschim Kalikapur?1,151 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paschim Kalikapur in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Balurghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paschim Kalikapur?75.7% (Census 2011)