# Kelai Village, Nalhati - I, Birbhum (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Nalhati - I, Birbhum 

# Kelai

Kelai is a village in Nalhati - I sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **765 people in 218 households**, the 68th largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.5%.

- 765people (2011)
- 218households
- 77.9%literacy
- 967females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kelai

Of every 100 households in Kelai in 2011, 8 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kelai · ■ Nalhati - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**28%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**85%

Tap water ****44%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**9%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**93%

Use banking services ****32%**

**46%

Television ****10%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****62%**

**41%

Own their home ****93%**

**95%

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 Kelai?

■ Kelai · ■ Nalhati - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.9%**

**75.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**959

Working population ****58.8%**

**35.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.3% for men and 70.3% for women. 62% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 69 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 180 (40%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 2 (0%) · **■** Marginal 193 (43%)

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 Nalhati - I

- Makarampur935 people
- Kulgachhi847 people
- Radipur812 people
- Kanisail770 people
- Saora747 people
- Kanupur740 people
- Radha Gobindapur713 people
- Bhatpara683 people

[All 94 villages in Nalhati - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/nalhati-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kelai?765 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kelai in?Birbhum district (Nalhati - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kelai?77.9% (Census 2011)