# Kaleswar Village, Memari - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Memari - II, Barddhaman 

# Kaleswar

Kaleswar is a village in Memari - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,071 people in 486 households**, the 20th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 2,071people (2011)
- 486households
- 66.5%literacy
- 956females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kaleswar

Of every 100 households in Kaleswar in 2011, 38 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kaleswar · ■ Memari - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**45%

Tap water ****2%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**83%

Use banking services ****59%**

**67%

Television ****21%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**11%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****27%**

**20%

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 Kaleswar?

■ Kaleswar · ■ Memari - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.5%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1028**

**963

Working population ****52.4%**

**42.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.2% for men and 58.3% for women. 63% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 55 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 275 (25%) · **■** Household industry 17 (2%) · **■** Other work 222 (20%) · **■** Marginal 516 (48%)

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 - II

- Jakra2,262 people
- Bitra2,244 people
- Barari2,241 people
- Mahishanga2,101 people
- Parhati1,950 people
- Kalibele1,920 people
- Makra1,900 people
- Kasipur1,871 people

[All 89 villages in Memari - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/memari-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kaleswar?2,071 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kaleswar in?Barddhaman district (Memari - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kaleswar?66.5% (Census 2011)