# Kala Village, Sainthia, Birbhum (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Sainthia, Birbhum 

# Kala

Kala is a village in Sainthia sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **466 people in 123 households**, the 148th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 466people (2011)
- 123households
- 73.1%literacy
- 926females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kala

Of every 100 households in Kala in 2011, 31 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kala · ■ Sainthia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**18%

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

**2%

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

**85%

Use banking services ****33%**

**57%

Television ****12%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**33%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kala?

■ Kala · ■ Sainthia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.1%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****862**

**961

Working population ****45.7%**

**41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.6% for men and 62.8% for women. 63% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 25 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (3%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 15 (7%) · **■** Marginal 162 (76%)

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 Sainthia

- Hosenpur472 people
- Bhabanandapur471 people
- Jinaipur467 people
- Gadadharpur466 people
- Udha459 people
- Balia Chandi456 people
- Suraipur438 people
- Daikota434 people

[All 230 villages in Sainthia](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/sainthia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kala?466 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kala in?Birbhum district (Sainthia sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kala?73.1% (Census 2011)