# Kalikapota, South Twenty Four Parganas (West Bengal)

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Town · South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal 

# Kalikapota

Kalikapota is a town in Magrahat - I sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal (census town). The 2011 Census counted **13,086 people** in 2,415 households. Literacy was 77.3%.

- 13,086people (2011)
- 2,415households
- 77.3%literacy
- 943females per 1,000 males

## Population of Kalikapota

■ Kalikapota · ■ South Twenty Four Parganas urban average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.3%**

**82.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****922**

**957

Working population ****29.6%**

**36.4%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Kalikapota

Of every 100 households in Kalikapota in 2011, 44 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kalikapota · ■ South Twenty Four Parganas urban average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****49%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****51%**

**13%

Tap water ****10%**

**45%

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

**28%

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

**37%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**44%

Use banking services ****17%**

**60%

Television ****9%**

**60%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**9%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****53%**

**15%

Own their home ****96%**

**84%

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 people in Kalikapota work as

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**■** Services, trade & industry 2,033 (52%) · **■** Household industry 106 (3%) · **■** Farming 398 (10%) · **■** Marginal 1,338 (35%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kalikapota?13,086 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalikapota in?South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal