# Paschim Kalikapur Village, Dhaniakhali, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Dhaniakhali, Hugli 

# Paschim Kalikapur

Paschim Kalikapur is a village in Dhaniakhali sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,341 people in 300 households**, the 88th largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.7%.

- 1,341people (2011)
- 300households
- 84.9%literacy
- 894females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paschim Kalikapur

Of every 100 households in Paschim Kalikapur in 2011, 77 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Paschim Kalikapur · ■ Dhaniakhali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****53%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**48%

Tap water ****52%**

**19%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**84%

Use banking services ****63%**

**58%

Television ****33%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**18%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 · ■ Dhaniakhali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.9%**

**75.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**962

Working population ****45.5%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.8% for men and 78.5% for women. 66% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 275 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 151 (25%) · **■** Household industry 11 (2%) · **■** Other work 96 (16%) · **■** Marginal 77 (13%)

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 Dhaniakhali

- Bajitpur1,356 people
- Benathali1,352 people
- Dakshin Mogalpur1,348 people
- Jerur1,345 people
- Simla1,337 people
- Ballabhipur1,299 people
- Gobindapur1,286 people
- Akabpur1,272 people

[All 214 villages in Dhaniakhali](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/dhaniakhali/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paschim Kalikapur?1,341 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paschim Kalikapur in?Hugli district (Dhaniakhali sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paschim Kalikapur?84.9% (Census 2011)