# Babalpur Village, Nanda Kumar, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Nanda Kumar, Purba Medinipur 

# Babalpur

Babalpur is a village in Nanda Kumar sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,034 people in 489 households**, the 41st largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.6%.

- 2,034people (2011)
- 489households
- 81.5%literacy
- 939females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Babalpur

Of every 100 households in Babalpur in 2011, 40 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Babalpur · ■ Nanda Kumar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****78%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****21%**

**17%

Tap water ****1%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**5%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****53%**

**89%

Use banking services ****38%**

**39%

Television ****11%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****43%**

**34%

Own their home ****89%**

**95%

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 Babalpur?

■ Babalpur · ■ Nanda Kumar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.5%**

**85.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****910**

**940

Working population ****32.7%**

**39.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.6% for men and 74.0% for women. 56% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 140 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 286 (43%) · **■** Household industry 57 (9%) · **■** Other work 134 (20%) · **■** Marginal 48 (7%)

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 Nanda Kumar

- Dhanya Ghar2,258 people
- Guria2,181 people
- Ichhapur2,102 people
- Mirpur2,091 people
- Kolsar2,026 people
- Bakhrabad2,001 people
- Sibdattapur1,973 people
- Kanchanpur1,928 people

[All 101 villages in Nanda Kumar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/nanda-kumar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Babalpur?2,034 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Babalpur in?Purba Medinipur district (Nanda Kumar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Babalpur?81.5% (Census 2011)