# Uchhakapur, Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur – Population

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Village · Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Uchhakapur

Uchhakapur is a village in [Balurghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/balurghat/) sub-district of [Dakshin Dinajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **341 people in 82 households**, the 211th largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 341people (2011)
- 82households
- 58.9%literacy
- 863females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Uchhakapur

Of every 100 households in Uchhakapur in 2011, 74 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Uchhakapur · ■ Balurghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**65%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**47%

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

**4%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****15%**

**41%

Television ****24%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**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 Uchhakapur?

■ Uchhakapur · ■ Balurghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.9%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****863**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****882**

**965

Working population ****44.6%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.7% for men and 51.0% for women. 58% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 136 (89%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (2%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 8 (5%) · **■** Marginal 3 (2%)

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

- Kajialsi349 people
- Malikura345 people
- Jangalpur343 people
- Chingra341 people
- Kutubpur339 people
- Amril329 people
- Chakismail329 people
- Gorahar329 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Uchhakapur?341 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Uchhakapur in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Balurghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Uchhakapur?58.9% (Census 2011)