# Kalshi Village, Memari - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Memari - I, Barddhaman 

# Kalshi

Kalshi is a village in Memari - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,897 people in 673 households**, the 24th largest of 111 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.9%.

- 2,897people (2011)
- 673households
- 74.0%literacy
- 951females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kalshi

Of every 100 households in Kalshi in 2011, 35 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kalshi · ■ Memari - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****55%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**43%

Tap water ****6%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**37%

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

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**74%

Use banking services ****32%**

**39%

Television ****24%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****26%**

**22%

Own their home ****96%**

**96%

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 Kalshi?

■ Kalshi · ■ Memari - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.0%**

**73.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1101**

**973

Working population ****46.5%**

**45.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.8% for men and 66.7% for women. 62% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 138 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 509 (38%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 332 (25%) · **■** Marginal 359 (27%)

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 Memari - I

- Debipur3,175 people
- Salda3,121 people
- Keja3,075 people
- Shimla2,974 people
- Nudipur2,893 people
- Bijra2,860 people
- Dadpur2,791 people
- Uttar Radhakantapur2,739 people

[All 112 villages in Memari - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/memari-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kalshi?2,897 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalshi in?Barddhaman district (Memari - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kalshi?74.0% (Census 2011)