# Kalera Village, Jamalpur, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Jamalpur, Barddhaman 

# Kalera

Kalera is a village in Jamalpur sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,236 people in 1,470 households**, the 7th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.1%.

- 6,236people (2011)
- 1,470households
- 75.8%literacy
- 957females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kalera

Of every 100 households in Kalera in 2011, 58 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Kalera · ■ Jamalpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**46%

Tap water ****5%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**84%

Use banking services ****86%**

**65%

Television ****39%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**18%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Kalera?

■ Kalera · ■ Jamalpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.8%**

**74.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****887**

**982

Working population ****39.3%**

**44.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.9% for men and 70.6% for women. 60% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 602 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,028 (42%) · **■** Household industry 55 (2%) · **■** Other work 405 (17%) · **■** Marginal 361 (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 Jamalpur

- Kulingram7,730 people
- Ruppur6,866 people
- Shura6,384 people
- Nabagram6,298 people
- Amra6,038 people
- Selimabad5,491 people
- Balarampur5,490 people
- Abujhati4,611 people

[All 123 villages in Jamalpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/jamalpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kalera?6,236 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalera in?Barddhaman district (Jamalpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kalera?75.8% (Census 2011)