# Hamidpur Village, Kaliachak - II, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Kaliachak - II, Maldah 

# Hamidpur

Hamidpur is a village in Kaliachak - II sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **7,954 people in 1,547 households**, the 7th largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.1%.

- 7,954people (2011)
- 1,547households
- 53.6%literacy
- 925females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Hamidpur

Of every 100 households in Hamidpur in 2011, 37 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Hamidpur · ■ Kaliachak - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**71%

Tap water ****0%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**76%

Use banking services ****9%**

**32%

Television ****6%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**38%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Hamidpur?

■ Hamidpur · ■ Kaliachak - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.6%**

**65.1%

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

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****920**

**966

Working population ****43.0%**

**42.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.4% for men and 48.4% for women. 49% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 588 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 809 (24%) · **■** Household industry 393 (11%) · **■** Other work 486 (14%) · **■** Marginal 1,144 (33%)

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 - II

- Jot Gopalkagmari14,307 people
- Jot Ananta11,473 people
- Mathabari9,884 people
- Nayagram8,109 people
- Mabarakpur7,680 people
- Tap Protappur7,558 people
- Purbba Hosenabad7,460 people
- Sadipur7,048 people

[All 65 villages in Kaliachak - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/kaliachak-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Hamidpur?7,954 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hamidpur in?Maldah district (Kaliachak - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Hamidpur?53.6% (Census 2011)