# Kalyani Village, Bansihari, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Bansihari, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Kalyani

Kalyani is a village in Bansihari sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,183 people in 259 households**, the 43rd largest of 160 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.

- 1,183people (2011)
- 259households
- 68.4%literacy
- 1,012females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kalyani

Of every 100 households in Kalyani in 2011, 60 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kalyani · ■ Bansihari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**58%

Tap water ****48%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**27%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**89%

Use banking services ****57%**

**32%

Television ****16%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****32%**

**29%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Kalyani?

■ Kalyani · ■ Bansihari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.4%**

**68.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1012**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****847**

**972

Working population ****39.2%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.0% for men and 62.9% for women. 59% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 107 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 128 (28%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 57 (12%) · **■** Marginal 167 (36%)

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 Bansihari

- Chandmukh1,242 people
- Patara1,200 people
- Mirahati1,190 people
- Kakhar1,184 people
- Baharail1,172 people
- Rupahata1,152 people
- Rasidpur1,079 people
- Dhiltail1,005 people

[All 161 villages in Bansihari](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/bansihari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kalyani?1,183 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalyani in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Bansihari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kalyani?68.4% (Census 2011)