# Kamala Village, Naxalbari, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Naxalbari, Darjiling 

# Kamala

Kamala is a village in Naxalbari sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,908 people in 916 households**, the 1st largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%.

- 4,908people (2011)
- 916households
- 62.6%literacy
- 953females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kamala

Of every 100 households in Kamala in 2011, 74 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kamala · ■ Naxalbari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**52%

Tap water ****17%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**83%

Use banking services ****37%**

**34%

Television ****47%**

**48%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****23%**

**19%

Own their home ****95%**

**78%

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 Kamala?

■ Kamala · ■ Naxalbari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.6%**

**69.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1061**

**966

Working population ****27.9%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.8% for men and 54.9% for women. 47% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 95 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 255 (19%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 894 (65%) · **■** Marginal 116 (8%)

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 Naxalbari

- Ranidanga4,655 people
- Rangapani3,619 people
- Dhakna3,537 people
- Rupsing3,499 people

[All 94 villages in Naxalbari](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/naxalbari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kamala?4,908 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kamala in?Darjiling district (Naxalbari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kamala?62.6% (Census 2011)