# Uparkamala Village, Salbani, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Salbani, Paschim Medinipur 

# Uparkamala

Uparkamala is a village in Salbani sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **388 people in 78 households**, the 173rd largest of 411 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 388people (2011)
- 78households
- 67.3%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Uparkamala

Of every 100 households in Uparkamala in 2011, 42 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Uparkamala · ■ Salbani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**79%

Tap water ****21%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**93%

Use banking services ****38%**

**52%

Television ****35%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**15%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Uparkamala?

■ Uparkamala · ■ Salbani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.3%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1571**

**991

Working population ****55.4%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.3% for men and 55.8% for women. 64% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 15 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 164 (76%) · **■** Household industry 14 (7%) · **■** Other work 21 (10%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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 Salbani

- Hirasol397 people
- Barju395 people
- Dakshinsol391 people
- Singpur391 people
- Jamirgot382 people
- Narayanpur379 people
- Baradiha378 people
- Panpara376 people

[All 528 villages in Salbani](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/salbani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Uparkamala?388 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Uparkamala in?Paschim Medinipur district (Salbani sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Uparkamala?67.3% (Census 2011)