# Kalapat Village, Chandrakona - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Chandrakona - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Kalapat

Kalapat is a village in Chandrakona - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **542 people in 111 households**, the 84th largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 542people (2011)
- 111households
- 84.5%literacy
- 929females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kalapat

Of every 100 households in Kalapat in 2011, 68 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kalapat · ■ Chandrakona - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**53%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****37%**

**66%

Tap water ****70%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**93%

Use banking services ****55%**

**32%

Television ****20%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**20%

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 Kalapat?

■ Kalapat · ■ Chandrakona - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.5%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****903**

**950

Working population ****35.8%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.2% for men and 79.4% for women. 65% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 100 (52%) · **■** Farm labourers 43 (22%) · **■** Household industry 5 (3%) · **■** Other work 9 (5%) · **■** Marginal 37 (19%)

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 Chandrakona - I

- Ghola586 people
- Mohanpur576 people
- Bhandaria570 people
- Dhuledanga547 people
- Balinagar537 people
- Sitasol517 people
- Satitetul505 people
- Belgerya504 people

[All 132 villages in Chandrakona - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/chandrakona-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kalapat?542 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalapat in?Paschim Medinipur district (Chandrakona - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kalapat?84.5% (Census 2011)