# Alampur Village, Dantan - II, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Dantan - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Alampur

Alampur is a village in Dantan - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **216 people in 49 households**, the 109th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 216people (2011)
- 49households
- 83.2%literacy
- 964females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Alampur

Of every 100 households in Alampur in 2011, 93 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Alampur · ■ Dantan - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****87%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****13%**

**17%

Tap water ****53%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**31%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****89%**

**60%

Television ****38%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**14%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Alampur?

■ Alampur · ■ Dantan - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.2%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****786**

**953

Working population ****56.5%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.6% for men and 75.8% for women. 58% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 29 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (7%) · **■** Other work 32 (26%) · **■** Marginal 52 (43%)

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 Dantan - II

- Narasinghapur251 people
- Bhat Para240 people
- Radhaballavpur236 people
- Keshrambhi232 people
- Kiphatpur216 people
- Lakshanpur196 people
- Mandalda174 people
- Ujlachak174 people

[All 128 villages in Dantan - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/dantan-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Alampur?216 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Alampur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Dantan - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Alampur?83.2% (Census 2011)