# Kulup, Chandipur, Purba Medinipur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Chandipur, Purba Medinipur 

# Kulup

Kulup is a village in [Chandipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/chandipur/) sub-district of [Purba Medinipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **2,297 people in 476 households**, the 25th largest of 111 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.9%.

- 2,297people (2011)
- 476households
- 89.1%literacy
- 940females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kulup

Of every 100 households in Kulup in 2011, 7 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kulup · ■ Chandipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**89%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**8%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**4%

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

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****40%**

**30%

Television ****4%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**28%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Kulup?

■ Kulup · ■ Chandipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.1%**

**87.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****858**

**925

Working population ****36.6%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.9% for men and 85.2% for women. 59% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 58 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 27 (3%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 233 (28%) · **■** Marginal 514 (61%)

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 Chandipur

- Sultanpur2,485 people
- Majnabaria2,467 people
- Patna2,404 people
- Chandipur2,343 people
- Pairachali2,285 people
- Gomutha2,146 people
- Nar2,100 people
- Neturia2,053 people

[All 112 villages in Chandipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/chandipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kulup?2,297 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kulup in?Purba Medinipur district (Chandipur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kulup?89.1% (Census 2011)