# Kalipur Village, Falakata, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Falakata, Jalpaiguri 

# Kalipur

Kalipur is a village in Falakata sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,165 people in 1,229 households**, the 13th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%.

- 5,165people (2011)
- 1,229households
- 70.6%literacy
- 935females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kalipur

Of every 100 households in Kalipur in 2011, 22 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kalipur · ■ Falakata rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**28%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**55%

No toilet (open defecation) ****41%**

**43%

Tap water ****1%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**78%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****12%**

**20%

Television ****12%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****40%**

**33%

Own their home ****85%**

**90%

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 Kalipur?

■ Kalipur · ■ Falakata rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.6%**

**70.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****902**

**941

Working population ****38.3%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.1% for men and 62.6% for women. 54% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 470 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 824 (42%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 334 (17%) · **■** Marginal 337 (17%)

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 Falakata

- Khauchandpara5,222 people
- Dalgaon Tea Garden5,215 people
- Khagenhat5,185 people
- Sibnathpur5,166 people
- Talukertari5,020 people
- Dalimpur4,841 people
- Satpukuria4,732 people
- Nabanagar4,719 people

[All 60 villages in Falakata](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/falakata/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kalipur?5,165 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalipur in?Jalpaiguri district (Falakata sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kalipur?70.6% (Census 2011)