# Kalikapur Village, Baruipur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Baruipur, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Kalikapur

Kalikapur is a village in Baruipur sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,004 people in 486 households**, the 55th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.4%.

- 2,004people (2011)
- 486households
- 89.9%literacy
- 942females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kalikapur

Of every 100 households in Kalikapur in 2011, 88 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kalikapur · ■ Baruipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****85%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****15%**

**35%

Tap water ****1%**

**35%

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

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%**

**85%

Use banking services ****82%**

**39%

Television ****59%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**29%

Own their home ****96%**

**94%

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 Kalikapur?

■ Kalikapur · ■ Baruipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.9%**

**75.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****725**

**954

Working population ****31.1%**

**35.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.7% for men and 83.8% for women. 47% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 43 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 39 (6%) · **■** Household industry 15 (2%) · **■** Other work 318 (51%) · **■** Marginal 208 (33%)

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 Baruipur

- Ghola2,208 people
- Purandarpur2,066 people
- Rajgara2,020 people
- Bhanta2,010 people
- Tripura Nagar2,001 people
- Chandanpukur1,975 people
- Chakar Bar1,951 people
- Madhubanpur1,923 people

[All 126 villages in Baruipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/baruipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kalikapur?2,004 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalikapur in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Baruipur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kalikapur?89.9% (Census 2011)