# Loknathpur Village, Alipurduar - II, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Alipurduar - II, Jalpaiguri 

# Loknathpur

Loknathpur is a village in Alipurduar - II sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,672 people in 870 households**, the 15th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%.

- 3,672people (2011)
- 870households
- 65.5%literacy
- 939females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Loknathpur

Of every 100 households in Loknathpur in 2011, 20 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Loknathpur · ■ Alipurduar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**45%

Tap water ****15%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****74%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**95%

Use banking services ****31%**

**25%

Television ****14%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**33%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Loknathpur?

■ Loknathpur · ■ Alipurduar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.5%**

**75.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****923**

**939

Working population ****33.8%**

**39.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.0% for men and 58.6% for women. 50% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 222 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 402 (32%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 360 (29%) · **■** Marginal 253 (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 Alipurduar - II

- Kumarijan4,164 people
- Jashodanga4,068 people
- Chaprarpar4,018 people
- Uttar Panialguri3,896 people
- Madhya Parokata3,556 people
- Uttar Majid Khana3,530 people
- Kayakhata3,522 people
- Patotola3,461 people

[All 78 villages in Alipurduar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/alipurduar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Loknathpur?3,672 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Loknathpur in?Jalpaiguri district (Alipurduar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Loknathpur?65.5% (Census 2011)