# Karttikpur Village, Lalgola, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Lalgola, Murshidabad 

# Karttikpur

Karttikpur is a village in Lalgola sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,687 people in 1,220 households**, the 19th largest of 84 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.3%.

- 5,687people (2011)
- 1,220households
- 68.1%literacy
- 966females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Karttikpur

Of every 100 households in Karttikpur in 2011, 32 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karttikpur · ■ Lalgola rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**39%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**59%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

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

**38%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**89%

Use banking services ****28%**

**25%

Television ****10%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****45%**

**38%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Karttikpur?

■ Karttikpur · ■ Lalgola rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.1%**

**64.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1155**

**977

Working population ****32.8%**

**34.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.1% for men and 65.9% for women. 52% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 76 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 229 (12%) · **■** Household industry 227 (12%) · **■** Other work 687 (37%) · **■** Marginal 644 (35%)

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 Lalgola

- Krishnapur Dinurpara7,502 people
- Upar Fatepur7,142 people
- Sites Nagar7,123 people
- Ilimpur6,204 people
- Amarkunda5,605 people
- Paschim Durbarpara5,056 people
- Basui4,676 people
- Syampur4,443 people

[All 94 villages in Lalgola](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/lalgola/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Karttikpur?5,687 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karttikpur in?Murshidabad district (Lalgola sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Karttikpur?68.1% (Census 2011)