# Kapastikri Village, Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur 

# Kapastikri

Kapastikri is a village in Keshpur sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,261 people in 251 households**, the 64th largest of 570 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 1,261people (2011)
- 251households
- 62.9%literacy
- 983females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kapastikri

Of every 100 households in Kapastikri in 2011, 71 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kapastikri · ■ Keshpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**56%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**10%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****80%**

**58%

Television ****10%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**18%

Own their home ****82%**

**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 Kapastikri?

■ Kapastikri · ■ Keshpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.9%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****737**

**960

Working population ****48.7%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.2% for men and 50.0% for women. 61% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 66 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 38 (6%) · **■** Marginal 494 (80%)

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 Keshpur

- Pakurya1,289 people
- Kapash Tikri1,280 people
- Kota1,272 people
- Amritpur1,264 people
- Gopinathpur1,239 people
- Dhan Dangra1,217 people
- Gopal Bandh1,213 people
- Damodar Chak1,212 people

[All 634 villages in Keshpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/keshpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kapastikri?1,261 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kapastikri in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kapastikri?62.9% (Census 2011)