# Kalam Village, Matigara, Darjiling (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Matigara, Darjiling 

# Kalam

Kalam is a village in Matigara sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,664 people in 1,237 households**, the 5th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 5,664people (2011)
- 1,237households
- 84.8%literacy
- 727females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kalam

Of every 100 households in Kalam in 2011, 68 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 46 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kalam · ■ Matigara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****87%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****13%**

**36%

Tap water ****13%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****89%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****46%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****46%**

**71%

Use banking services ****79%**

**52%

Television ****61%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**4%

None of these assets ****10%**

**12%

Own their home ****83%**

**82%

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 Kalam?

■ Kalam · ■ Matigara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.8%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****727**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****860**

**992

Working population ****41.1%**

**38.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.8% for men and 76.4% for women. 60% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 28 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (0%) · **■** Household industry 42 (2%) · **■** Other work 2,103 (90%) · **■** Marginal 149 (6%)

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 Matigara

- Tomba9,632 people
- Patiram8,315 people
- Kauakhali6,615 people
- Mahishmari6,010 people
- Khopalasi5,284 people
- Panchanai5,105 people
- Baniakhari5,088 people
- Matigarahat4,710 people

[All 72 villages in Matigara](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/matigara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kalam?5,664 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalam in?Darjiling district (Matigara sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kalam?84.8% (Census 2011)