# Sobhapur Village, Kaliachak - III, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Kaliachak - III, Maldah 

# Sobhapur

Sobhapur is a village in Kaliachak - III sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,351 people in 529 households**, the 26th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 33.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.7%.

- 3,351people (2011)
- 529households
- 33.1%literacy
- 995females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sobhapur

Of every 100 households in Sobhapur in 2011, 24 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sobhapur · ■ Kaliachak - III rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**79%

Tap water ****2%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****71%**

**48%

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

**1%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****5%**

**22%

Television ****5%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****44%**

**43%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Sobhapur?

■ Sobhapur · ■ Kaliachak - III rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****33.1%**

**53.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**967

Working population ****43.5%**

**44.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 37.6% for men and 28.5% for women. 45% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 174 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 361 (25%) · **■** Household industry 305 (21%) · **■** Other work 291 (20%) · **■** Marginal 327 (22%)

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 - III

- Kalinagar4,567 people
- Mahabbatpur4,149 people
- Shashani3,602 people
- Shukpara3,521 people
- Fatepur3,156 people
- Sahilapur2,984 people
- Bholaichak2,818 people
- Bakhrabad2,814 people

[All 73 villages in Kaliachak - III](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/kaliachak-iii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sobhapur?3,351 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sobhapur in?Maldah district (Kaliachak - III sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sobhapur?33.1% (Census 2011)