# Kaliganj Village, Faridpur Durgapur, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Faridpur Durgapur, Barddhaman 

# Kaliganj

Kaliganj is a village in Faridpur Durgapur sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,948 people in 433 households**, the 18th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 1,948people (2011)
- 433households
- 87.3%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kaliganj

Of every 100 households in Kaliganj in 2011, 88 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kaliganj · ■ Faridpur Durgapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**58%

Tap water ****67%**

**32%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****22%**

**50%

Use banking services ****68%**

**48%

Television ****57%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**16%

Own their home ****90%**

**90%

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 Kaliganj?

■ Kaliganj · ■ Faridpur Durgapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.3%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****826**

**917

Working population ****32.1%**

**35.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.0% for men and 80.3% for women. 56% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 41 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (1%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 480 (77%) · **■** Marginal 91 (15%)

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 Faridpur Durgapur

- Narakonda2,215 people
- Rangamatia2,143 people
- Jhanjra2,125 people
- Jagannathpur2,034 people
- Katabera1,852 people
- Patsaora1,810 people
- Gogla1,799 people
- Pansiuli1,688 people

[All 51 villages in Faridpur Durgapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/faridpur-durgapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kaliganj?1,948 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kaliganj in?Barddhaman district (Faridpur Durgapur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kaliganj?87.3% (Census 2011)