# Kamalpur Village, Naxalbari, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Naxalbari, Darjiling 

# Kamalpur

Kamalpur is a village in Naxalbari sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,022 people in 674 households**, the 7th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%.

- 3,022people (2011)
- 674households
- 79.2%literacy
- 1,060females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kamalpur

Of every 100 households in Kamalpur in 2011, 94 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 60 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Kamalpur · ■ Naxalbari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**52%

Tap water ****35%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****60%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****39%**

**83%

Use banking services ****80%**

**34%

Television ****77%**

**48%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****10%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**19%

Own their home ****61%**

**78%

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 · ■ Naxalbari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.2%**

**69.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1060**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****945**

**966

Working population ****33.8%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.6% for men and 74.3% for women. 46% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 4 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 15 (1%) · **■** Other work 849 (83%) · **■** Marginal 150 (15%)

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 Naxalbari

- Rangapani3,619 people
- Dhakna3,537 people
- Rupsing3,499 people
- Dayaram3,182 people
- Nipania2,908 people
- Ord Terai Tea Garden2,748 people
- Rajajhar2,590 people
- Mangalsing2,327 people

[All 94 villages in Naxalbari](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/naxalbari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kamalpur?3,022 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kamalpur in?Darjiling district (Naxalbari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kamalpur?79.2% (Census 2011)