# Kalitara Village, Mayureswar - I, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Mayureswar - I, Birbhum 

# Kalitara

Kalitara is a village in Mayureswar - I sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **632 people in 134 households**, the 75th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 632people (2011)
- 134households
- 81.0%literacy
- 909females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kalitara

Of every 100 households in Kalitara in 2011, 63 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kalitara · ■ Mayureswar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**3%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****50%**

**55%

Television ****27%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****8%**

**32%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kalitara?

■ Kalitara · ■ Mayureswar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.0%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****711**

**975

Working population ****35.9%**

**40.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.7% for men and 73.7% for women. 59% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 131 (58%) · **■** Farm labourers 75 (33%) · **■** Other work 17 (7%) · **■** Marginal 4 (2%)

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 Mayureswar - I

- Sabek Haruki679 people
- Bilaspur674 people
- Rautara646 people
- Mirpur634 people
- Haturia627 people
- Podda614 people
- Layekpur609 people
- Pahana601 people

[All 113 villages in Mayureswar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/mayureswar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kalitara?632 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalitara in?Birbhum district (Mayureswar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kalitara?81.0% (Census 2011)