Village · Purulia - II, Puruliya
# Kalapathar

Kalapathar is a village in Purulia - II sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 217 people in 44 households, the 99th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%.
- 217 people (2011)
- 44 households
- 89.2% literacy
- 1,087 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kalapathar

Of every 100 households in Kalapathar in 2011, 18 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kalapathar · ■ Purulia - II rural average
- Electricity for lighting 18% 28%
- Toilet within the home 0% 6%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 93%
- Tap water 0% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 2% 6%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 84%
- Use banking services 80% 41%
- Television 2% 14%
- Mobile phone 30% 29%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 4% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 23% 25%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kalapathar?

■ Kalapathar · ■ Purulia - II rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 89.2% 63.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1087 961
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 966
- Working population 30.4% 41.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.9% for men and 80.4% for women. 46% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 8 (12%) · ■ Farm labourers 2 (3%) · ■ Household industry 3 (5%) · ■ Other work 15 (23%) · ■ Marginal 38 (58%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Purulia - II
- Makrabera 302 people
- Chamrubera 291 people
- Kanchanpur 274 people
- Lakhanpur 274 people
- Chitarpoka 23 people
- Baghudi 17 people

All 114 villages in Purulia - II

## Other places named Kalapathar
- kalapathar · Village, Biramaharajpur, Subarnapur · 2,753 people
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- Kalapathar · Village, Kashipur, Puruliya · 1,649 people
- Kala Pathar · Village, Potka, Purbi Singhbhum · 1,616 people
- Kalapathar · Village, Chakulia, Purbi Singhbhum · 1,573 people
- Kala Pathar · Village, Chakulia, Purbi Singhbhum · 704 people

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Kalapathar? 217 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalapathar in? Puruliya district (Purulia - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kalapathar? 89.2% (Census 2011)

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