# Kalsa Village, Katwa - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Katwa - I, Barddhaman 

# Kalsa

Kalsa is a village in Katwa - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,798 people in 404 households**, the 30th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.9%.

- 1,798people (2011)
- 404households
- 68.5%literacy
- 1,016females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kalsa

Of every 100 households in Kalsa in 2011, 42 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kalsa · ■ Katwa - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**43%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**45%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**54%

Tap water ****2%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**88%

Use banking services ****66%**

**60%

Television ****20%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****43%**

**33%

Own their home ****89%**

**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 Kalsa?

■ Kalsa · ■ Katwa - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.5%**

**69.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****933**

**966

Working population ****39.3%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.7% for men and 63.5% for women. 61% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 63 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 260 (37%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 76 (11%) · **■** Marginal 300 (42%)

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 Katwa - I

- Nanagar2,052 people
- Karulia1,939 people
- Tikarkhanji1,908 people
- Baghtona1,883 people
- Narayanpur1,789 people
- Bholshuni1,760 people
- Purbba Bijnagar1,679 people
- Baura1,654 people

[All 66 villages in Katwa - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/katwa-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kalsa?1,798 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalsa in?Barddhaman district (Katwa - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kalsa?68.5% (Census 2011)