# Kamalpur Village, Balagarh, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Balagarh, Hugli 

# Kamalpur

Kamalpur is a village in Balagarh sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,962 people in 726 households**, the 17th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.2%.

- 2,962people (2011)
- 726households
- 81.5%literacy
- 976females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kamalpur

Of every 100 households in Kamalpur in 2011, 74 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kamalpur · ■ Balagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****23%**

**40%

Tap water ****8%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%**

**81%

Use banking services ****48%**

**48%

Television ****44%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

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

**21%

Own their home ****96%**

**94%

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 · ■ Balagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.5%**

**76.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****986**

**948

Working population ****39.3%**

**41.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.1% for men and 76.8% for women. 63% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 110 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 407 (35%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 558 (48%) · **■** Marginal 81 (7%)

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 Balagarh

- Chandi Gachha3,446 people
- Somra3,431 people
- Barail3,222 people
- Sultanpur3,133 people
- Ektarpur2,914 people
- Dwarpara2,529 people
- Ichhapura2,490 people
- Balagarh2,365 people

[All 132 villages in Balagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/balagarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kamalpur?2,962 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kamalpur in?Hugli district (Balagarh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kamalpur?81.5% (Census 2011)