# Selimpur Village, Kaliachak - I, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Kaliachak - I, Maldah 

# Selimpur

Selimpur is a village in Kaliachak - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,315 people in 1,235 households**, the 18th largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%.

- 6,315people (2011)
- 1,235households
- 75.5%literacy
- 925females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Selimpur

Of every 100 households in Selimpur in 2011, 74 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Selimpur · ■ Kaliachak - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****55%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**62%

Tap water ****7%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**78%

Use banking services ****34%**

**22%

Television ****26%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****22%**

**39%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Selimpur?

■ Selimpur · ■ Kaliachak - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.5%**

**63.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1041**

**956

Working population ****41.9%**

**45.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.8% for men and 72.9% for women. 51% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 172 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 417 (16%) · **■** Household industry 223 (8%) · **■** Other work 775 (29%) · **■** Marginal 1,061 (40%)

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 Kaliachak - I

- Dalugram7,846 people
- Bahadurpur7,753 people
- Khaltipur6,881 people
- Dakshin Raypur6,442 people
- Kadamtala5,781 people
- Jagadishpur5,581 people
- Krishnapur4,953 people
- Maksudpur4,874 people

[All 55 villages in Kaliachak - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/kaliachak-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Selimpur?6,315 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Selimpur in?Maldah district (Kaliachak - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Selimpur?75.5% (Census 2011)