# Kaligram Village, Burdwan - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Burdwan - I, Barddhaman 

# Kaligram

Kaligram is a village in Burdwan - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,855 people in 674 households**, the 16th largest of 75 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.8%.

- 2,855people (2011)
- 674households
- 81.1%literacy
- 953females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kaligram

Of every 100 households in Kaligram in 2011, 50 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kaligram · ■ Burdwan - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**48%

Tap water ****21%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**74%

Use banking services ****41%**

**50%

Television ****34%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**8%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****38%**

**25%

Own their home ****99%**

**93%

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 Kaligram?

■ Kaligram · ■ Burdwan - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.1%**

**74.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1094**

**981

Working population ****42.6%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.7% for men and 74.1% for women. 62% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 44 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (2%) · **■** Household industry 18 (1%) · **■** Other work 187 (15%) · **■** Marginal 945 (78%)

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 Burdwan - I

- Saraitikar3,383 people
- Amar3,376 people
- Neragohalia3,183 people
- Jamar2,909 people
- Bhandardihi2,824 people
- Haldi2,804 people
- Chhota Belun2,747 people
- Jiara2,643 people

[All 76 villages in Burdwan - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/burdwan-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kaligram?2,855 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kaligram in?Barddhaman district (Burdwan - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kaligram?81.1% (Census 2011)