# Kalikapur Village, Murshidabad Jiaganj – Population & Literacy

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Village · Murshidabad Jiaganj, Murshidabad 

# Kalikapur

Kalikapur is a village in Murshidabad Jiaganj sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,222 people in 463 households**, the 38th largest of 127 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 2,222people (2011)
- 463households
- 53.8%literacy
- 975females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kalikapur

Of every 100 households in Kalikapur in 2011, 20 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kalikapur · ■ Murshidabad Jiaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****69%**

**41%

No toilet (open defecation) ****30%**

**58%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**57%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**92%

Use banking services ****6%**

**38%

Television ****11%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**22%

Own their home ****90%**

**95%

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 Kalikapur?

■ Kalikapur · ■ Murshidabad Jiaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.8%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1045**

**960

Working population ****34.3%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.4% for men and 52.1% for women. 55% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 111 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 423 (55%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 132 (17%) · **■** Marginal 86 (11%)

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 Murshidabad Jiaganj

- Khosbag2,405 people
- Beliapukur2,338 people
- Dilalpur2,317 people
- Gobindapur Lakheraj2,265 people
- Jayenpur2,184 people
- Amaipara2,145 people
- Haidarpur2,077 people
- Sashidharpur2,072 people

[All 132 villages in Murshidabad Jiaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/murshidabad-jiaganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kalikapur?2,222 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalikapur in?Murshidabad district (Murshidabad Jiaganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kalikapur?53.8% (Census 2011)