# Kalkut, Darjiling (West Bengal) – Town Population & Facts

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Town · Darjiling, West Bengal 

# Kalkut

Kalkut is a town in Matigara sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal (census town). The 2011 Census counted **9,184 people** in 1,991 households. Literacy was 78.3%.

- 9,184people (2011)
- 1,991households
- 78.3%literacy
- 927females per 1,000 males

## Population of Kalkut

■ Kalkut · ■ Darjiling urban average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.3%**

**87.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917**

**930

Working population ****35.2%**

**35.0%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Kalkut

Of every 100 households in Kalkut in 2011, 84 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kalkut · ■ Darjiling urban average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**87%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**8%

Tap water ****5%**

**51%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****44%**

**69%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****44%**

**24%

Use banking services ****48%**

**70%

Television ****67%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**6%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**7%

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

**8%

Own their home ****84%**

**71%

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 people in Kalkut work as

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**■** Services, trade & industry 2,820 (87%) · **■** Household industry 62 (2%) · **■** Farming 8 (0%) · **■** Marginal 340 (11%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kalkut?9,184 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalkut in?Darjiling district, West Bengal