# Kalikapur Village, Bhangar - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bhangar - I, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Kalikapur

Kalikapur is a village in Bhangar - I sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,591 people in 1,067 households**, the 13th largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 4,591people (2011)
- 1,067households
- 85.9%literacy
- 927females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kalikapur

Of every 100 households in Kalikapur in 2011, 65 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kalikapur · ■ Bhangar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****65%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****87%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****12%**

**37%

Tap water ****24%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****32%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****61%**

**92%

Use banking services ****59%**

**28%

Television ****59%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****6%**

**23%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Kalikapur?

■ Kalikapur · ■ Bhangar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.9%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****816**

**962

Working population ****33.0%**

**32.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.1% for men and 82.4% for women. 57% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 125 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 84 (6%) · **■** Household industry 62 (4%) · **■** Other work 1,082 (71%) · **■** Marginal 163 (11%)

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 Bhangar - I

- Satbaria5,019 people
- Chandaneswar4,980 people
- Kashinathpur4,688 people
- Khar Gachhi4,673 people
- Kharamba4,591 people
- Naora4,572 people
- Madhabpur4,369 people
- Rani Gachhi4,265 people

[All 81 villages in Bhangar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/bhangar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kalikapur?4,591 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalikapur in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Bhangar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kalikapur?85.9% (Census 2011)