# Mirhat Village, Kalna - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Kalna - II, Barddhaman 

# Mirhat

Mirhat is a village in Kalna - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,541 people in 610 households**, the 15th largest of 112 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%.

- 2,541people (2011)
- 610households
- 77.0%literacy
- 974females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mirhat

Of every 100 households in Mirhat in 2011, 56 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mirhat · ■ Kalna - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**55%

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

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**46%

Tap water ****54%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****58%**

**85%

Use banking services ****74%**

**62%

Television ****43%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**11%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****22%**

**16%

Own their home ****86%**

**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 Mirhat?

■ Mirhat · ■ Kalna - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.0%**

**76.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1017**

**963

Working population ****44.0%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.2% for men and 70.6% for women. 61% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 71 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 255 (23%) · **■** Household industry 31 (3%) · **■** Other work 444 (40%) · **■** Marginal 317 (28%)

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 Kalna - II

- Hatgachha2,831 people
- Balia2,808 people
- Shrirampur2,699 people
- Pathar Ghata2,616 people
- Balindar2,534 people
- Purbba Sahapur2,518 people
- Akalpaush2,394 people
- Bara Dhamas2,228 people

[All 112 villages in Kalna - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/kalna-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mirhat?2,541 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mirhat in?Barddhaman district (Kalna - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mirhat?77.0% (Census 2011)